Shatavari - a recipe and some benefits

Satavari / Satamuli  (Asparagus racemosus) is a very powerful and important herb in Ayurveda.It is a woody climber with soft pine needle like leaves and tuberous roots.
This recipe of the Shatavari kalpa is recommended by Dr.Elchuri.
100 gm of the root powder is mixed with approximately 250 ml of water and boiled well till 200 ml of the water remains.
This decoction is then filtered and 400 gm of sugar is dissolved in it and this mixture is heated again on a low flame.
The heat is turned off after the mixture turns thick and viscous.
10 gm of elaichi (cardamom)powder is added to it.
The mixture is constantly stirred .It gradually becomes granular.
The granules are stored in a dry glass jar.

Dosage:1-2 teaspoons along with milk , twice a day and 2 hours before meals for a month.

Uses:

1. It boosts the immunity in men and women.
2. It is very beneficial for people who exert physically in their profession.
3. It works well for people who need to beat stress.
4. It has a protective action on the eyes so people who work constantly on the computers ,watchmakers, people who have to drive for long hours or for any profession which comes with eye strain will be hugely benefited.
5. It is said to help men in their reproductive health.
6. It generally alleviates all kinds of menstrual problems in ladies.
7. It increases the milk production in lactating mothers.

People with high blood sugar may use palm jaggery in a lesser quantity in this recipe.

P.S

(Some possible side -effects:

This kalpa is tolerated well in most but some people may be allergic to it .

People suffering from kidney problems ,edema,heart problems may avoid using it.

It may increase the weight of a person.

Ladies may use it after recommendation from a Vaidya )

For lactating mothers...

If the milk production  is not enough  for a mother who is feeding her baby this simple recipe will help.

Mix 

100 gm of roasted  Jeera powder *

100 gm of raw jeera powder 

100 gm of candy sugar  (Mishri)

Store this in a bottle.

1 spoon of this mixture is taken with a glass of water twice a day.This will definitely improve the milk secretion in 2 weeks.

* Jeera-   Cumin seeds

Castor plant leaves for increasing milk in lactating mothers

castor oil plant-ricinus communis-image in the public domain from wikipedia.

Castor bean plant or Wonder tree :
Latin name:Ricinus communis
Telugu name:Amudhamu mokka
Hindi name for castor oil:Erad ka tel
Tamil name for castor oil:Vezhakennai
Malayalam:Chittamankku
 The seeds of the castor bean plant are highly poisonous but the commercially prepared oil has no such toxic properties and it is safe.

The leaves of this plant are boiled in water.The water is poured over the chest area of the mother and the leaves are tied like a poultice on the area.This  is said to increase the production of milk in a lady.

  There are many galactagouge herbs(which increases milk production for a mother) in Ayurveda and the simplest being fennel seeds.Eating  fennel seeds (saunf) helps the mother to a great extent to increase the secretion of milk.