Poppy seeds: Health benefits of poppy seeds, benefits of khus khus, poppy seeds good for diabetes, poppy seeds for weight loss

Poppy seeds: Health benefits of poppy seeds,benefits of khus khus,poppy seeds good for diabetes,poppy seeds for weight loss

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Home Remedies of Poppy Seeds (Khus Khus)

  • Powder of poppy seeds is added in small amounts of regular flour to get benefits.

  • For digestion - poppy seeds with rock salt and warm water once a day is useful for digestion and increases the appetite.

  • In diarrhea - it acts as anti-diarrhea food, as it reduces the inflammation of the intestine, and helps to decrease the frequency of defecations, take poppy seeds with nutmeg and milk cream twice a day in severe conditions.

  • In diabetes - It has a lot of fiber contains, and it satisfies the appetite, and also helps to reduces blood sugars, poppy seed powder with turmeric and amla in the morning with honey is beneficial.

  • For heart - it has oleic acid, thus it can reduce the blood pressure levels, and protects the heart attack too. Poppy seeds along with ajwain seed and 1 teaspoon of cow ghee are beneficial.

  • For the kidney - it has potassium and has diuretic properties so it is useful in kidney-related problems, sugarcane juice with poppy seed powder is useful.

  • For insomnia - it is a very useful substance which is induced sleep and helps in psychiatric conditions too, it is taken at night with pippalimoola (the root of Piper longum) with buffalo's milk.

  • For infertility - it is also very useful in female infertility, as it increases the natural estrogen levels in the body. Poppyseed oil internally is useful. (in Ayurveda Uttar Basti of it is also beneficial.)

  • For bones - it has manganeses, thus it produces the collagen which helps the bones to prevent and recovers after a fracture. Powder of ½ teaspoon poppy seeds with jaggery twice a day is useful.

  • For the above age of 2 years children, ghee roast poppy seeds, add jaggery and water into it, give it to the baby, which is beneficial to the healthy growth of children. (2-3 teaspoonful/once a week).

  • During pregnancy, the preparation of poppy seeds is also beneficial, poppy seeds paste with milk/milk cream is beneficial.

  • For diarrhea - poppyseed powder with nutmeg powder is taken with the curd is beneficial.

  • Poppy seeds soaked in normal water for 4-5 hours, take with the ghee is beneficial for stomach disturbance and mouth ulcers too.


  • Nutritive values per 100gm of Poppy Seeds (Khus Khus)


    Calories

    520 Kcal

    Carbohydrate

    27-28 gms

    Fat

    40-42 gms

    Protein

    17-18 gms

    Sugar

    2.95gms

    Fiber

    19.54 gms

    Omega-3 and omega -6

    0.22 gms and 22-24gms



    Consideration of use for Poppy Seeds (Khus Khus)

  • Sometimes poppy seeds have a large amount of codeine, an opiate that leads to breathlessness in pregnant ladies.

  • In children also whoever has an allergy to codeine, has adverse effects of poppy seeds.

  • Poppy Seeds(Khus Khus)

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