Gond Katira / katiro Gund gum
Description
- Gond Katira Keeps The Body Cool And Prevents You From Having Heat Strokes
- Gond Katira Should ,Ideally, Be First Soaked In Water For A Few Hours And Then Used. It Is Majorly Used In India For Sweets And Can Be Consumed Directly And Mixed In Vegetable Curries And Drinks After Soaking.
Important information
Gond Katira Keeps The Body Cool And Prevents You From Having Heat Strokes. It Is Tremendously Used For Emulsifing And Stabilizing Puposes.
Ingredients:
Gond Katira,Tragacanth Gum
Directions:
Gond Katira Should, Ideally, Be First Soaked In Water For A Few Hours And Then Used. It Is Majorly Used In India For Sweets And Can Be Consumed Directly And Mixed In Vegetable Curries And Drinks After Soaking.
More Benefits / Facts of Gond Katira - A Wonder Herb
1. Gond Katira is a crystalline herb and you might have heard your grandmother mentioning it for its wonderful benefits. Also known as Tragacanth gum, it has amazing dual properties of cooling the body in the summer and heating it during the winter. It has been used from ancient times for curing diseases like cough and dysentery.
It is obtained from the sap of plants called gond or locoweed.It is usually consumed after soaking it in water overnight. This changes its appearance from crystalline to white jelly-like. Consuming Gond Katira is ideal for this extreme summer heat, and can help in keeping several health issues at bay.
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Treating heat strokes
Heat stroke is caused by your body overheating, usually as a result of prolonged exposure to high temperatures. Gond Katira acts as a cooling agent and decreases the temperature of the body. Consuming cool chillers and drinks with Gond Katira in them can protect your body from dehydration.
3. Good Digestion
Gond Katira’s laxative effects help in stimulating the movement of intestines. The enzymes present in this gum promote digestion and regularise bowel movements. This helps in providing relief from both constipation as well as diarrhoea.
4. Boosting immunity
Gond Katira helps in strengthening our immune system to fight diseases and other foreign invaders. Gond Katira helps to prevent cough, cold, and flu. It also helps in cell recovery and regeneration.
5. Regain strength post pregnancy
Gond katira helps new mothers in regaining their strength back. It also helps to control the blood flow. Women are often treated with Gond laddoos post pregnancy. Gond Katira is also known to promote lactation, which makes it beneficial for both the mother and the child.
6. Gond Katira lemon drink
A glass of chilled and refreshing Gond katira drink will provide solace to your body, perfect to beat the summer heat. It is a great recipe to help prevent nose bleeding in children which can happen due to the extreme heat. This easy-to-make drink can be prepared by taking a chilled glass of water and adding to it 2 tbsp fluffed Gond katira (soaked overnight). Mix well and add some sugar, lemon juice, roasted cumin seeds powder, salt and pepper. Give a good stir, add some mint leaves and your delicious drink is ready!
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Also known as : Edible Tragacanth Gum , Gond Katira , Edible Gondh ,Dinka, Gund, Gaund. Kutira Gummi, Gomme Adragante. Katheera Katila. Best Medicinal Use.. Edible Gum is a natural edible gum. It is white or brown in colour. It provides heat to the body and is usually eaten in cold winter months. Culinary Uses : ·Edible gum is used in making panjiri mixture - whole-wheat flour, nuts, gaund, and sugar fried in ghee. ·It is used to make laddoos with mixture of coconut, dried dates, poppy seeds, almonds, jaggery fried in clarified butter. ·It is used to make chikkis ( mixture of edible gum and various nuts. How to store :Store edible gum in air-tight bottles away from moisture. HEALTH BENEFITS : Edible Gum is known to be beneficial for pregnant ladies at it strengthens back bone. Gond katira has amazing cooling properties and thus it is often used to prepare a drink which helps to cool the body in the summer season. It works as a cooling agent and reduces the temperature of the body. This is turn helps in preventing a heat stroke. Gond katira is very useful in controlling nose bleeding that frequently occurs in children in the extreme summer season. *Gondh katira for treating constipation – gond katira possesses purgative properties and so it is very helpful in treating constipation. It works as a laxative and provides a lot of relief. *Gond contains large quantities of proteins and is very good for health. *In the winters, gond can give a warming effect when added to sweets. *Gond katira is also helpful in strengthening the immune system. *It helps to regulate the heart beat. Just soak some gond katira in water overnight and consume it in the morning to get a cooling effect. SKIN BENEFITS : Gond katira is very beneficial for your skin and enhancing your beauty. Gond katira contains anti aging properties. It helps to delay wrinkles and fine lines.