20/09/2025
🍀 TURMERIC = Haldi = Curcuma longa 🍀
Turmeric isn’t just a spice — it carries powerful antioxidants and bioactive compounds that heal, protect, and rejuvenate your body from within.
✨ PROPERTIES
💛Taste: Bitter, Pungent
💛 Quality: Light, Dry
💛 Potency: Hot
💛 Post-digestive effect: Pungent
💛 Balances all doshas (Vata, Pitta, Kapha)
💛 Natural antiseptic, anti-inflammatory
💛 Cardio-protective & reduces cholesterol
💛 Aids digestion & boosts metabolism
💛 Supports liver, skin & joint health
💛 Has anti-cancer properties
💛Strengthens immunity
💛 Clears toxins
✨ ACTIVE COMPOUNDS & BENEFITS
🧪Curcumin: Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, neuroprotective
🧪Turmerone: Supports brain regeneration, immune modulation
🧪Essential oils like Zingiberene & Borneol: Digestive & antimicrobial properties
🧪Polysaccharides: Boost immunity, support gut health
🧪Essential vitamins and minerals.
✨ HOW TO MAKE
Boil 1 cup of water, add ¼ tsp turmeric powder, mix well, and switch off the heat.
Let it cool to lukewarm temperature before using.
👉 Start with about half the usual dose to allow safe adaptation.
✨ HOW TO USE
🫚 Drink: Detoxifies, improves digestion & relieves bloating
🫚 Cooking: Add to soups, dals, curries, and rice for flavor + anti-inflammatory benefits
🫚 Golden Milk (Haldi Doodh): Turmeric with warm milk (or plant milk) + a pinch of black pepper
🫚 Detox Water: Turmeric with warm water + lemon for liver & digestion support
🫚 Herbal Tea: Boil turmeric with ginger, cinnamon & honey for immunity
🫚 With Honey: Turmeric paste in honey for sore throat & cough relief
✨ EXTERNAL USES
🌼 Face Pack: Turmeric + sandalwood + rosewater for glowing skin & acne relief
🌼 Ubtan: Turmeric + gram flour + milk/water to cleanse, exfoliate & brighten skin
🌼 Spot Treatment: Turmeric + honey paste applied on pimples or scars
🌼 Wound Wash: Turmeric in boiled & cooled water to cleanse minor cuts
🌼 Hair Mask: Turmeric + aloe vera gel + water to reduce dandruff & scalp itching
🌼 Skin Bath: Turmeric water added to bathing tub for skin detox & relaxation
🌼 Oral Care: Turmeric + coconut oil for oil pulling, supports gum & oral health
🌼 Gargle: For sore throat & oral infections
🌼 Compress / Poultice: Warm turmeric paste with water applied on swelling or joint pain
🌼 Anti-Pest Wash: Turmeric water used to wash veggies/grains naturally
✨ NOTE
For all external uses, turmeric may stain skin or clothes (use sparingly).
⚠️ AVOID IF: You have gallstones, high Pitta, hyperacidity or are on blood-thinning medication.
⚖️ DISCLAIMER
✅ Intended for those who want to spend their scroll-time wisely, gaining simple, actionable Ayurvedic tips.
❌ Not intended as a replacement for doctors, medicines, or professional care.
👨🏻🎓 For the curious minds: Ayurveda is the science of life — evolved with humans, enriched over thousands of years through continuous research in practice ✨📈📚📖👩⚕️🧪🪴🍀