Ayurvedic Drinks: Cold fighting and refreshment drinks

Ayurveda is an ancient science for healing and originated in Indian subcontinent and have been practiced from ages in very Indian household. Every Indian house practice Ayurveda as a first aid or preventive mechanism for normal discomforts and sicknesses to a severe one as well.

In these life threatening days of Covid-19 and also for normal common cold, every one should take extra care not only externally but to prepare our body internally. This internal care is to boost immunity by doing simple and safe remedies at home.

Let us check some of these life protecting drink recipes:

1. Kadha: Kadha is a ayurvedic remedy drink for seasonal infections such as common cold and flu and many monsoon sicknesses. Kadha is usually prepared with ingredients such as herbs and barks of trees that has medicinal properties.

Ingredients : 1 inch cinnamon stick, 1 tbsp peppercorns, 1 inch of raw turmeric, 1 tbsp cloves, few tulsi leaves, 1 inch of ginger, 1 tbsp honey.

Recipe: Take water is a boiling pot and pound the raw turmeric and add in the boiling water also add ginger piece by pounding it. let it simmer for some time then add the remaining ingredients like peppercorns, cinnamon stick and tulsi leaves and let it simmer until all the essence of these herbs oozes out. Take out the kadha in a cup and pour a table spoon of honey in it. Sip it warm.

We now know a cold fighting and immune system boosting Ayurvedic drink. Let’s now check an amazing Ayurvedic refreshment drink that is far more healthier and better effective than soft drinks in market.

2. Pathimugham : Pathimugham is a refreshment ayurvedic drink very common in Kerala, India and it is made from bark of Indian red wood or Sappan wood. The drink is pinkish in color. Add a few pieces of Pathimugham in water and boil it until it turns pink and strain it. This drink is generally consumed as thirst quencher but apart from being a refreshment drink it also has many medicinal properties like it is good for diabetes and kidney disorders, blood purification, good anti oxidant , skin related problems and many more. Goodness of the drink is it can be prepared fresh for every time of intake with minimum preparation time.

Hope these drinks helps in multiple ways and benefits your health.