Dil Se Indian: 6 Reasons To Add Curry Leaves To Your Herbal Tea

Curry leaves are one of the most used ingredients in the kitchen, especially when you have to prepare tempering (tadka) for any dish. According to Ayurveda, curry leaves have many beneficial properties due to which their uses have been found in ancient medicine.

Do you know that curry leaves can help you bid farewell to both hair and skin woes? Well, it is true, and Dr Dixa Bhavsar Savaliya, an Ayurveda expert and co-founder of The Kadamba Tree, shared many benefits of adding these leaves to your herbal tea recipes. This article explains how you should consume curry leaves, and how they benefit your body in different ways.

Benefits Of Eating Curry Leaves

Captioning her reel, Dr Savaliya suggested either chewing the leaves and drinking water over them or boiling them, straining the water, and drinking it when lukewarm. You should ensure to not boil the leaves for more than 5-7 minutes. Similarly, you can add curry leaves as one of the ingridients of your herbal tea.

She added that curry leaves are not only good for hair and skin, but when you add them to boiling water or herbal tea, they also help to.

• Experience relief from migraine
• Promote weight loss
• Regulate blood sugar levels
• Manage Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
• Balance hormones
• Combat premature greying of hair

Other Benefits Of Curry Leaves And How To Incorporate Them Into Your Everyday Routine

For Head Lice

Make a fine paste of curry leaves, and add them to a cup of sour buttermilk. Apply it on your scalp and let it rest until it completely dries up. You can later wash your hair with an anti-lice shampoo or any other mild shampoo. Make sure to thoroughly wash the scalp.

You should do it at least twice or thrice a week within a gap of a couple of days. You should be able to experience some relief from all the itching caused by lice.

Curry Leaves For Mouth Ulcers

Take a handful of curry leaves and dry them completely. Crush them into fine powder using a blender, and add some honey to make a thick paste. You can apply the paste over mouth ulcers for at least three days to experience relief.

Curry Leaves To Combat Nausea

Wash and dry at least six curry leaves. Fry the ingredients in half a teaspoon of ghee. Let the leaves cool off, and chew them. It is one of the best remedies to combat nausea.

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Curry Leaves For Bad Breath

Have you tried everything but cannot get rid of bad breath? It can be embarrassing. However, you can try chewing washed 5-6 curry leaves for 5 minutes. Rinse your mouth or gargle.

Curry Leaves For Diabetes

If you are trying to get your blood sugar (Impact Of Diabetes On Reproductive Health) in control, here is an Ayurvedic remedy you can try. Make a chutney using curry leaves and eat it with chapati, paratha or any other dish.

Curry Leaves For Diarrhoea

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Diarrhoea is one of the common issues people experience when they have trouble digesting certain food items or drink unhealthy water. You can try adding a fresh paste of at least 30 curry leaves to a glass of buttermilk and consuming it.

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Disclaimer: If you think that any of the health issues have underlying problems, please contact your physician and consult for home remedies once.