Ghee, India’s Gift to World by Veda5 Ayurveda & Yoga Wellness Retreat in Rishikesh, Kerala & Goa, India
A Special Place in Indian Meals & Ayurveda
Ghee is probably the most unique invention of India. In no other country we find butter being cooked to prepare something from it. In India, our ancestors not only invented this substance but also studied their properties & effects very minutely. Because of this reason, ghee appears frequently not just in Ayurvedic treatments but even while performing rituals and religious ceremonies. Ghee undoubtedly has a special place in Indian meals but India’s ancient medical science Ayurveda too has used it extensively for internal as well as external administration.
Culminating State of Milk Products
Ghee represents the culminating state of milk products after which there is no further stage. Milk obtained from an animal is converted to curds by fermentation. When curds is churned, it turns into buttermilk with butter floating on its surface. Thus, the milk, curds, buttermilk & butter indicate four subsequent stages of development. Ghee obtained after cooking the butter is the last stage. Nothing new can be produced by carrying out any kind of process on ghee. So ghee represents the stage of completion or ultimate stage of maturation. It is because of this reason that ghee is used in rituals with the desire that through the means of ritual, man would also reach the top position of maturation in life so that he can merge with the Almighty.
Brain Disorders & Neurological Conditions
Although Ayurveda has used ghee in treatment of numerous ailments, it has been considered particularly important in the treatment of brain disorders or neurological conditions. Ghee has excellent action on brain and intellectual faculty which includes intelligence, grasping power and memory. Everyone knows that brain consists of nerve cells, also called as neurons. These neurons are embedded in glia cells of brain. In other words, glia cells hold the neurons together, provide them nourishment as well as protection. These glia cells are made up of fats which resemble ghee. So ghee readily nourishes these glia cells and improves their health. When glia cells are healthy, nerve cells embedded in them receive sufficient nourishment and can function well. Because ghee has such a direct impact on brain cells, it can influence intellectual faculty and proves effective in the treatment of brain related pathologies.
Medical & Spiritual Purposes
Above facts indicate, how well our ancestors and Ayurveda experts had studied properties of ghee and applied it precisely for medical as well as spiritual purposes. It is therefore highly regrettable that now a days lot of misunderstandings are created about ghee. It is perhaps necessary to clarify certain facts about ghee.
Regular consumption of ghee in appropriate quantity by a healthy individual can never cause any damage.
Consumption of ghee in moderate quantity can never affect person’s lipid profile, i.e. levels of cholesterol and triglycerides. It can neither cause overweight nor heart disease.
Ghee is the best source of nourishment for all age groups.
Cow’s ghee is considered best but buffalo’s ghee too may be used in appropriate way.
Ghee has no shelf life if it is stored in clean container and kept covered. The older th ghee becomes, that much more effective it proves.
Apart from using it in food, ghee can also be utilized for external application to cure various skin diseases, blisters, rashes and dryness of lips and other body parts.
Thus, ghee is the most precious invention made by our ancestors. Let us understand its value!
By,
Dr. Abhijit
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