Special Diets of Karkidaka (Karkidaka blog series 1)

Karkidaka..beautiful rainy season with Traditional Recipes: #doyouknow the speciality of Monsoon for Kerala people It is a part of #culturalheritage For Hindus traditionally it has a heritage of prayers, reciting the Ramayana chapters , temple visits, remembering our ancestors etc. For #ayurveda , it is a month of #preventive Ayurveda, just like a vaccination. Instead of vaccine here adopting 'Karkidaka. Chikitsa' and most importantly Karkadaka kanji a medicated gruel. โKarnataka Kanji ๐น It is a unique combination of herbs, spices, and grains ๐น Use as a preventive method for monsoon fevers, cold, flu etc rainy diseases. ๐นThis will impart good immune strength as well as kindle digestive power which becomes feeble in the rainy season. The traditional ingredients: ๐นshastika shall (rice variety) ๐น fenu greek seed processed in Bala ksheera kashaya (milk decoction of Sida cordifolia L.) ๐นspices like pippali (piper longum L.), dry ginger, bl...