COW MILK

Cow’s milk (CM) and dairy products represent basic foods for human nutrition and development, being unique sources of energy, nutrients, calcium, proteins, and vitamins. CM formula is usually the first food introduced into an infants’ diet when breastfeeding is either not possible or insufficient to cover nutritional needs.

Cow's milk contains, on average, 3.4% protein, 3.6% fat, and 4.6% lactose, 0.7% minerals and supplies 66 kcal of energy per 100 grams.

The average composition of cow milk constitutes 3.5% protein (80% caseins, 20% serum proteins), 3–4% lipid (triglycerides), 4.6% carbohydrate (lactose), 1% mineral salts (calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sodium), vitamins (especi...............



Properties and Benefits

  • Swadu – Sweetness
  • Sheeta – cold
  • Mrudu – soft
  • Snigdha – unctuous, oily
  • Bahala – dense, thick
  • Shlakshna – smoothness,
  • Picchila – slimeness, stickiness
  • Guru – heavy
  • Manda – slowness
  • Effect on Tridoshas : reduces Vata and Pitta but Increases Kapha.
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  • Prasanna – calming, clarity
  • Jeevaneeya – enlivening
  • Rasayana – rejuvenating, anti aging
  • Medhya – Brain tonic, improves intelligence
  • Balya – improves strength and immunity
  • Stanya – improves lactation
  • Sara – laxative, promotes movement of liquids in channels
  • Improves Ojas – Ojas is taken into account because it is the factor responsible for immunity of the body.  
  • Nourishes the body tissues 
  • Acts as a natural aphrodisiac.
  • Rejuvenates, increases life expectancy.
  • Improves intell................


Uses, benefits and application

1) Cow milk in Ayurvedic oils – In processing many oils, where the oil is desired to have nourishing and rejuvenating effects, milk is added and processed along with oil and other herbs.

  • used for massage against degenerative diseases like Osteo arthritis,
  • used to calm burning sensation,
  • used to heal nerve irritation and nerve pain.
  • used to nourish and strengthen muscles and ligaments.


2) Milk boiled in copper alleviate vayu, in gold it alleviate pitta, in silver it alleviates kpha and in bronze  it promotes blood.



3) warm milk may be consumed with sweet tastes such as rice, cream of wheat, dates, and almonds.

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4) In order to digest milk properly, one should avoid drinking cold milk right out of the refrigerator. Milk should be brought to a boil. Allow the milk to foam up, and then bring the heat down so the milk is on a slow boil for about 5 to 10 minutes. Heating the milk changes its molecular structure so it is much easier for human consumption, and it reduces Kapha, making it lighter to digest. While cooking it, you may add a pinch of ground turmeric, a pinch of ground black pepper, a cinnamon stick, or a few pinches of ginger to reduce the heaviness of the milk and reduce any mucus-causing side effect. According to ayurveda, milk provides special and unique nutrition that cannot be derived from any other type of food. 

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5) Shirodhara with Cow milk – Shirodhara is a procedure, where a continuous stream of liquid is directed uniformly over the forehead region. Milk is used in cases where Vata and Pitta are involved. Like – headache and dizziness, which mainly have Vata and Pitta imbalance.


6) Garlic processed with milk, used in digestion problems.

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7) person with lack of sleep and many sleep related problem, should take cow milk along with Nutmeg at bed time.

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8) Milk (32  parts), honey (4  parts), sugar (2parts), ghee (1 part), pippali (1 part) - churned with the help of stirrer and given to patient to drink, will cure irregular type of fever, heartdisease, cough and phthisis (Panca Sara). If hoarseness of voice is because of loud speaking take milk boiled  with  drugs belonging to Madhura gana, mixed  with sugar and honey. While with madhura varga useful for patient suffering from fainting.

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9) The powder of amalka or the paste of Badri or Saindhava fried with ghee, should betaken along  with cow’s milk in the form of linctus cures hoarness of voice and cough.

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10) The milk with turmeric help in alleviating the pain and healing of fracture, Intoxication caused by dhatura is cured by milk, mixed with sugar.

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11) Candsur  mixed with milk and added  with ghee  and  sugar cures stiffness of lumbarregion and sciatica. Four palas of cleaned and dried garlic shouldbe added to eight times of milk and waterand boiled till the milk remains. This cures pain in arms, sciat



Further read on following link

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Cow’s milk incompatibility

  • Milk along with sour substances and sour fruits is not recommended.
  • Milk along with horse gram is not recommended, because milk is a coolant and Horse gram is hot in nature.
  • After consuming green leafy vegetables and radish, drinking milk should be avoided.
  • Meals cooked with milk and fish or meat should be avoided

             - When combined with incompatible tastes, milk becomes indigestible and causes the build-up of harmful toxins in the body. 





Side effects

Excess intake of raw milk (not boiled) may cause hiccups and Respiratory disorders with difficulty in breathing.



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Refrence : 

1) Nutrients. Published online 2019 Jul 27.  PMCID: PMC6723250

2) Bhaisajya Ratnawali

3) Research & Reviews: Journal of Dairy Science and Technology.   ISSN: 2319-3409.  Volume 3, Issue 3

4) IndianJournals.   The Indian Cow  July-Sept., 2007 

5) Yoga  Ratanakar

6) Sushruta Samhita

7) Atreya

8) Charaka Chikittsa

9) JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NUTRITION

10) Bhojana kutuhalam

11) NCBI

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