MANJAL PART 3 (LAST PART)
Continued from part 2
19. Cosmetic use
Turmeric paste is traditionally used by Indian women to keep them free of superfluous hair and as an antimicrobial. Turmeric paste, as part of both home remedies and Ayurveda, is also said to improve the skin and is touted as an anti-aging agent. Turmeric figures prominently in the bridal beautification ceremonies of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
Staining oneself with turmeric is believed to improve the skin tone and tan. Turmeric is currently used in the formulation of some sunscreens.
20. As Dye
Turmeric makes a poor fabric dye, as it is not very light fast. However, turmeric is commonly used in Indian and Bangladeshi clothing, such as saris and Buddhist monks' robes.
21 Gardening
Turmeric can also be used to deter ants. The exact reasons why turmeric repels ants are unknown, but anecdotal evidence suggests it works. So snakes too will not come to eat ants.
22 Ceremonial uses
Turmeric is considered highly auspicious in India and has been used extensively in various Indian ceremonies for millennia. Even today it is used in every part of India during wedding ceremonies and religious ceremonies.
23 Vigna vinayaka
It is used in Poojas to make a form of Hindu god Ganesha. Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, is invoked at the beginning of almost any ceremony and a form of Ganesha for this purpose is made by mixing turmeric with water and forming it into a cone-like shape.
24 Gaye holud
Literally "yellow on the body" is a ceremony observed mostly in the region of Bengal (comprising Bangladesh and Indian West Bengal). The gaye holud takes place one or two days prior to the religious and legal Bengali wedding ceremonies.
The turmeric paste is applied by friends to the bodies of the couple. This is said to soften the skin, but also colours them with the distinctive yellow hue that gives its name to this ceremony. It may be a joint event for the bride and groom's families, or it may consist of separate events for the bride's family and the groom's family. (As read from Wikipedia)
25. Pongal and turmeric
During the south Indian festival Pongal, a whole turmeric plant with fresh rhizomes is offered as a thanksgiving offering to Surya, the Sun god. Also, the fresh plant sometimes is tied around the sacred Pongal pot in which an offering of pongal is prepared.
26. In place of mangla sutra
In southern India, as a part of the marriage ritual, dried turmeric tuber tied with string is used to replace the Mangalsutra temporarily or permanently. THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT RECOGNIZES THIS CUSTOM.
In western and coastal India, during weddings of the Marathi and Konkani people turmeric tubers are tied with strings by the couple to their wrists during a ceremony called KANKANABANDHANA.
27. Contents of turmeric
Turmeric contains up to 5% essential oils and up to 5% curcumin, a polyphenol. Curcumin is the active substance of turmeric and curcumin
Curcumin is a pH indicator. In acidic solutions (pH <7.4) it turns yellow, whereas in basic (pH > 8.6) solutions it turns bright red
28. Turmeric cultivation
The plant of Turmeric is an herbaceous perennial, which is 60 -90 cm high. It has a short stem. It has LARGE LEAVES OBLONG AND EVEN UP TO ONE METER LONG.
Flowers of the turmeric appear on a spike like the stalk. Its flowers are yellow white in colour. They are sterile and do not produce viable seed
28aCultivation methods:
Turmeric plant is panted in the month of September to October (After Onam festival). It grows in light black, black clayey loams, and red soils in irrigated and rain fed conditions. The rhizomes are planted 5 7 cm deep. This crop is planted by the small rhizomes with one or two buds.
IT IS HARVESTED AFTER 9 -10 MONTHS OF PLANTING. The lower leaves turn yellow and fall with age.
29 Medicinal uses:
It is taken as the blood purifier and is very useful in the common cold, leprosy, intermittent, affections of the liver, dropsy, inflammation and wound healing.
The rhizome of the turmeric plant is highly aromatic and antiseptic. It is even used for contraception, swelling, insect stings, wounds, whooping cough, inflammation, internal injuries, pimples, injuries, as a skin tonic.
Sweetened milk boiled with the turmeric is the popular remedy for cold and cough. It is given in liver ailments and jaundice.
30 Other uses:
The powered rhizome of this plant is used as a condiment and as a yellow dye. Its is used to colour and flavour the foodstuff. It is used in the preparation of medicinal oils, ointments and poultice. It is even used in the cosmetics.
31 Cultural Importance:
For thousand of years it has been used in the Hindu religious ceremonies. It is the common belief among the Hindus that TURMERIC IMPROVES FERTILITY.
The dry turmeric root is considered as the symbol of purity and prosperity. It is used in Indian rites and rituals.
Turmeric mixed in water is poured on the God and Goddesses.
The dried turmeric roots in betel leaves are given to the women during the ceremonies as they are considered as fertile and bring good luck.
Turmeric power is applied on the main entrance of the Indian Houses.
The priests in the temples put tilak on the forehead with the turmeric power. Married women in India have to put Sindur a vermilion paste (mixture of turmeric with camphor).
Compiler- R Gopala Krishnan, 68, retired AGM Telecom Trivandrum.
Continued from part 2
19. Cosmetic use
Turmeric paste is traditionally used by Indian women to keep them free of superfluous hair and as an antimicrobial. Turmeric paste, as part of both home remedies and Ayurveda, is also said to improve the skin and is touted as an anti-aging agent. Turmeric figures prominently in the bridal beautification ceremonies of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
Staining oneself with turmeric is believed to improve the skin tone and tan. Turmeric is currently used in the formulation of some sunscreens.
20. As Dye
Turmeric makes a poor fabric dye, as it is not very light fast. However, turmeric is commonly used in Indian and Bangladeshi clothing, such as saris and Buddhist monks' robes.
21 Gardening
Turmeric can also be used to deter ants. The exact reasons why turmeric repels ants are unknown, but anecdotal evidence suggests it works. So snakes too will not come to eat ants.
22 Ceremonial uses
Turmeric is considered highly auspicious in India and has been used extensively in various Indian ceremonies for millennia. Even today it is used in every part of India during wedding ceremonies and religious ceremonies.
23 Vigna vinayaka
It is used in Poojas to make a form of Hindu god Ganesha. Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, is invoked at the beginning of almost any ceremony and a form of Ganesha for this purpose is made by mixing turmeric with water and forming it into a cone-like shape.
24 Gaye holud
Literally "yellow on the body" is a ceremony observed mostly in the region of Bengal (comprising Bangladesh and Indian West Bengal). The gaye holud takes place one or two days prior to the religious and legal Bengali wedding ceremonies.
The turmeric paste is applied by friends to the bodies of the couple. This is said to soften the skin, but also colours them with the distinctive yellow hue that gives its name to this ceremony. It may be a joint event for the bride and groom's families, or it may consist of separate events for the bride's family and the groom's family. (As read from Wikipedia)
25. Pongal and turmeric
During the south Indian festival Pongal, a whole turmeric plant with fresh rhizomes is offered as a thanksgiving offering to Surya, the Sun god. Also, the fresh plant sometimes is tied around the sacred Pongal pot in which an offering of pongal is prepared.
26. In place of mangla sutra
In southern India, as a part of the marriage ritual, dried turmeric tuber tied with string is used to replace the Mangalsutra temporarily or permanently. THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT RECOGNIZES THIS CUSTOM.
In western and coastal India, during weddings of the Marathi and Konkani people turmeric tubers are tied with strings by the couple to their wrists during a ceremony called KANKANABANDHANA.
27. Contents of turmeric
Turmeric contains up to 5% essential oils and up to 5% curcumin, a polyphenol. Curcumin is the active substance of turmeric and curcumin
Curcumin is a pH indicator. In acidic solutions (pH <7.4) it turns yellow, whereas in basic (pH > 8.6) solutions it turns bright red
28. Turmeric cultivation
The plant of Turmeric is an herbaceous perennial, which is 60 -90 cm high. It has a short stem. It has LARGE LEAVES OBLONG AND EVEN UP TO ONE METER LONG.
Flowers of the turmeric appear on a spike like the stalk. Its flowers are yellow white in colour. They are sterile and do not produce viable seed
28aCultivation methods:
Turmeric plant is panted in the month of September to October (After Onam festival). It grows in light black, black clayey loams, and red soils in irrigated and rain fed conditions. The rhizomes are planted 5 7 cm deep. This crop is planted by the small rhizomes with one or two buds.
IT IS HARVESTED AFTER 9 -10 MONTHS OF PLANTING. The lower leaves turn yellow and fall with age.
29 Medicinal uses:
It is taken as the blood purifier and is very useful in the common cold, leprosy, intermittent, affections of the liver, dropsy, inflammation and wound healing.
The rhizome of the turmeric plant is highly aromatic and antiseptic. It is even used for contraception, swelling, insect stings, wounds, whooping cough, inflammation, internal injuries, pimples, injuries, as a skin tonic.
Sweetened milk boiled with the turmeric is the popular remedy for cold and cough. It is given in liver ailments and jaundice.
30 Other uses:
The powered rhizome of this plant is used as a condiment and as a yellow dye. Its is used to colour and flavour the foodstuff. It is used in the preparation of medicinal oils, ointments and poultice. It is even used in the cosmetics.
31 Cultural Importance:
For thousand of years it has been used in the Hindu religious ceremonies. It is the common belief among the Hindus that TURMERIC IMPROVES FERTILITY.
The dry turmeric root is considered as the symbol of purity and prosperity. It is used in Indian rites and rituals.
Turmeric mixed in water is poured on the God and Goddesses.
The dried turmeric roots in betel leaves are given to the women during the ceremonies as they are considered as fertile and bring good luck.
Turmeric power is applied on the main entrance of the Indian Houses.
The priests in the temples put tilak on the forehead with the turmeric power. Married women in India have to put Sindur a vermilion paste (mixture of turmeric with camphor).
Compiler- R Gopala Krishnan, 68, retired AGM Telecom Trivandrum.
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