Marathi
Use of Jaggery is very important in Indian cuisine. Ayurveda mentions several medicinal benefits of Jaggery on human health. Jaggery is rich in Iron and Potassium hence it carries great medicinal value.
Cough & Cold
- Useful to cure cough and cold. A spoonful of jaggery with lukewarm water is helpful.
- 1 spoon Jaggery and 1 spoon Turmeric helps reduce dry cough.
- During cough & cold, take tea boiled with Jaggery, lemongrass and basil leaves.
- Dry ginger mixed with Jaggery and Ghee helps reduce cough and acidity. This in turn increases appetite.
Health of Blood
- Jaggery improves warmth of body and blood circulation.
- Jaggery is rich in iron so its regular consumption helps prevent anemia.
- Regular consumption of Jaggery helps increase RBCs in blood.
- Regular consumption of Jaggery increases hemoglobin count and helps purify blood.
Health of Skin & Hair
- Consuming 1 spoon Jaggery, half spoon black sesame and small portion of dry coconut improves hair color.
- Jaggery improves skin complexion as it contains lot of vitamins and minerals.
Health of Stomach & Digestion
- Consuming small portion of Jaggery with warm water helps cure dysentery and stomach ache.
- 1 spoon of Jaggery cooked with 1 spoon of Ghee is very effective to ease dysentery.
- Potassium in Jaggery helps improve digestion.
- In winter, digestion process weakens. Jaggery helps increase appetite and digestion.
- New Jaggery is hard to digest. Use old Jaggery always.
Women Health
- Take small amount of jaggery with water to ease pains during menstruation.
- Lactating mother should eat Jaggery mixed with dry coconut and gum Arebic. This combination increases generation of milk.
- Cress seeds + Jaggery help reduce menstrual discharge after delivery. It helps contract uterus and come to normalcy.
Immunity Booster & Weight management
- Jaggery helps reduce water retention and thus helps in weight management.
- Those suffering from Migraine should use 1 spoon of Jaggery + 1 spoon of Ghee.
- Jaggery helps increase immunity.
- 1 spoon of Jaggery mixed with Ginger juice helps in Arthritis.
Source of Energy & Strength
- Sugar is merely a sweetener whereas Jaggery is sustained source of energy.
- Daily one spoon of jaggery is a great source of energy and it is also beneficial for improving concentration of mind.
- Milk with Jaggery give strength to bones.
- Small portion of Jaggery with water helps reduce muscle ache in feet.
- In hot Indian summer climate, a nugget of jaggery with water helps reduce tiredness and recoups energy.
- Jaggery mixed with Sesame seeds are good source of energy in winter. It helps keep human body warm.
- Raw mango cooked with Jaggery and salt is good energy drink in summer
Other health benefits
- Consuming Jaggery mixed with ghee helps maintain human body warm.
- Jaggery mixed with groundnuts gives good amount of proteins and Iron. It helps improve immunity in T.B. patients.
- Body needs all 6 Rasas. For diabetes patients, jaggery is preferred over sugar.
- Jaggery mixed with Ginger powder and Ghee is useful to improve functioning of nervous system.
- Jaggery missed with lime helps ease pain during mumps.
- Application of molten jaggery on thorn wounds reduces possibility of infection.
- Puran cooked in Jaggery is easier for digestion as compared to the one cooked with sugar.
- Leafy vegetables, Amti (dal), Kairas, Panchamrut are typical Indian dishes wherein application of Jaggery increases taste and food value.
- Jaggery based Moong (Green gram) and Besan (Bengal gram) laddoos are tastier and healthier.
