The uses and healing properties of Panchgavya:
- Cow Milk : According to Ayurveda, cow milk provides special and unique nutrition that cannot be derived from any other type of food. Cow milk, when digested properly, nourishes all the tissues, promotes balanced emotions, and helps to balance all the doshas. It is one of the most important foods to promote Ojas (the force that maintains life).
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- The healing powers of cow’s milk…
The following are a few vital health benefits of cow’s milk:
Calcium –
One of the most important mineral present in cow’s milk is calcium. This mineral is vital for bones growth and development. Calcium gets joined to phosphorus and forms calcium phosphate, which is a important element of hydroxyapatite. This helps to give strength to the bones and their proper structure.
Cancer – Calcium found in cow’s milk also has several other benefits such as it protects the colon cells from the chemicals which lead to cancer.
Migraine and PMS: Cow’s milk calcium helps in reduction against PMS symptoms in the menstruation cycle and also prevents migraine headache.
Obesity – Calcium in cow’s milk prevents obesity in kids and also aid adult people to lose weight, especially around midsection.
Parathyroid hormone: Calcium in cow’s milk help in body fat oxidation and also decreases secretion of parathyroid hormone. Thus, the level of parathyroid hormone is maintained at reduced rates.
Breast cancer – Calcium effectively fights against breast cancer. Calcium also plays an integral role in muscle contraction, blood clotting, regulation of blood pressure and function of cell membrane.
What Makes Cow’s Milk So Significant?
The presence of following components in the cow’s milk increases its significance remarkably.
Protein :High quality protein is present in cow’s milk, which has ultimate benefits to the body. Gout – Cows milk is effective against gout, a type of arthritis.
Vitamins: Cow’s milk is rich in vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and vitamin B12, both of which help produce energy for the body.
These vitamins also help protect heart.
Vitamin B12 also helps produce red blood cells (RBC’s). It helps prevent anemia and produces nerve cells. Vitamin B12 also aid the cells to use protein, carbohydrates and carbohydrates.
Vitamin A present in cow’s milk is needed for development and growth of mucosal and epithelial tissues, which helps protect against microorganisms invasion and their toxic effects. Deficiency of vitamin A leads to frequent cold, rheumatoid arthritis, infection in ear and various other diseases.
Iodine
Cow’s milk is abundant in iodine, which is an incorporated component of thyroid hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine.
Potassium
A cup of cow’s milk is enough for the body’s daily requirement of potassium. Potassium is needed for proper heart functioning, nerve transmissions and muscles contraction.
Because milk is rich in potassium and calcium, they prevent kidney stone formation in the body.
- Curd/Dahi/Yogurt : Curd is a byproduct of cow milk. The Sanskrit name is for curd is dahi. All the leading practitioners of Ayurveda, including Charaka and Sushruta, have written on its qualities and usefulness. It is considered as one of the most wholesome food items throughout the world. Curd has its therapeutic value in many diseases. It has been described as a tonic and is credited with the properties that prevent premature aging. Curd also brings relief to patients of diarrhoea and dysentery and is recommended in chronic specific and non-specific colitis.
- Cow Ghee : In Ayurveda, cow’s Ghee is believed to be the best for human consumption. It is full of nutritive qualities and an ideal diet for these heart patients who suffer due to excessive cholesterol in their blood. Its regular consumption enhances physical and mental strength, keeps the body healthy and increases the potency of the body. It is not only nutritive, but also helps in taking out the impurities from the body. It enhances eyesight, keeps muscles and tendons healthy, and bone sturdy yet supple.
- Cow Urine : The Cow ‘s urine, which is being sold under the label ‘Gift of the Cow’, is well known for its medicinal property. Cow’s urine has been described in Ayurveda as a therapeutic agent.
- Cow Dung : Cow dung is anti-septic. It has anti-bacterial and fungicidal action. Thus a filtrate of the suspension made by thoroughly mixing cow dung and water forms one of the main ingredients of skin ointments, which are useful in serious skin conditions like psoriasis, eczema and gangrene.
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