Now that winter has set in, cold, cough, blocked nose, congestion, sinusitis, heaviness of head, breathlessness, burning sensation in feet, loss of appetite, mild feverish sensation - are the conditions that normally visit us. To ovecome these common problems of winter there are a few simple ayurvedic churnas.
Churna (Sanskrit: चूर्ण "powder") in Ayurvedic medicine, is a mixture of powdered herbs and or minerals.
Sitopaladi Churna
Contains sugar candy, Vamshalochana (the inner core of bamboo shoots), pippali (long pepper), cardamom, and dalchini (Cinnamon).
Talisadhi Churna
Talisapatra (Abies webbiana) , black pepper, long pepper, vamshalochana, dalchini, and caardamom. The ingredients of these churnas are mixed in different proportions accodringly.
Intake of these churnas is by mixing with honey or warm water, or ghee according to the conditions. Dose is as prescribed by Ayurvedic physician.
These churnas are easily avialable in ayurvedic medical stores.
