English name: Barley
Sanskrit name: Yava
Tamil name: Yavai
Hindi name: Jau
Botanical name: Hordeum Vulgare
Ingredients:
- Barley – 1 cup
- Water – 32 cups
Preparation:
- Roast and coarsely powder the Barley.
- Add it into boiling water and cook well.
Properties:
- Cold in Potency
- Dry (RUKSH)
- Heavy to digest
- Balances Pita and Kapha,
- Increases the out put of feces and urine
- Aphrodisiac
- Gives stability
- Induces labor during pregnancy
- Relieves sorrow and grief
Indications:
- Diseases of urinary tract
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Running nose
- Difficulty in breathing
- Asthma
- Urusthamba
- Jaundice
- Diseases of throat
- Cough
- Inflammation of stomach
- Indigestion /constipation
- Skin diseases
Glossary:
Vatya - Barley
Manda - the clear supernatant water in which barley is boiled
Ruksha - drying
Urusthamba - a disease characterized by stiffness of thighs
Vata - It refers to one of the three doshas made of air and ether. This functional unit is characterized by movement, coldness, lightness and dryness in the body. When imbalanced, it produces pain in various body parts
Pitta - It refers to one of the three doshas made of fire and water. This functional unit is characterized by heat, temperature and digestion in the body. When imbalanced it produces heat and burning sensation in the body
Kapha - It refers to one of the three doshas made of earth and water. It is characterized by fluidity, strength and nourishment. When imbalanced it produces heaviness and phlegm in the body
Dosha - Literally that which can go out of balance. Body humor
Mala - impurities and toxins of the body
