Munakka(Raisin) Benefits in Ayurveda
Munakka has cold potency, useful in constipation, eye disease, malnutrition, and heavy to digest.
Also useful in the sore throat (use after removing pesticides by hot water washing), excessive thirst, dry mouth, anorexia.
Ayurveda also says munakka is useful in chronic fever, breathlessness, jaundice, vertigo, and underweight.
How and how many munakka Eat in a Day
In constipation: 10-15 munakka soak in water at night with sharkara (sugar), take it in the morning with water, it removes chronic constipation.
For underweight: Take 15-20 munakka with 5 dates twice a day with hot milk/water is useful for weight gain.
For eye disease: take 5 munakka with ghee at night is beneficial for eyesight.
In jaundice: Munakka with sugarcane juice is useful in general debility in jaundice.
Excessive thirst: Munakka soaked in water, grind and drain it, this drink is useful in thirst.
Munakka with milk
It is better to take munakka with water rather than milk, as it has some sourness.
If munakka is sweeter and no or less sour then it is taken with hot milk at night to overcome constipation.
Hot milk with soaked munakka and ghee is also useful in underweight children.
Health benefits of Munakka
Munakka has anti-oxidant properties as it contains carotenes, lutein, tannins, flavonoids, and catechin.
Munakka reduces constipation, anorexia, hyperacidity, and false thirst too.
Munakka is also very beneficial for geriatric problems like eyesight, hair whitening, and wrinkles.
Munakka is best for anemia as it increases appetite and also absorption in the digestive tract.
Munakka has many anti-oxidant and rejuvenating chemical constituents, so it useful for skin and hair health.
Munakka is also useful for daily routine as high time snack or morning breakfast as granola bar (dates, munakka, almonds, apricot mixture).
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