Indications
- Balances all the three doshas
- It is sweet in taste
- Anushna (less hot in potency)
- Light to digest
- Tasty to eat
- Appetizer
- Laxative (Mild)
- Good for growing children
- Helpful in high blood pressure
- It is also good for people who do lot of mental work
- It contains carbohydrate but no starch, so it is good for diabetics
- The less carbohydrate is also removed by boiling
- Rich in Glucosinolates (Cancer- fighting compound)
- Vitamin A, B and C, Iron, sulfur, potassium, organic calcium and chlorophyll
- It is very good for stomach and stomach diseases
It relieves the following-
- Fevers
- Cancer
- Anemia
- Sluggish liver
- Dental diseases
Botanical name: Brassica rapa
Sanskrit name: Salyama
English name: Turnip
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Preparations
Recipe 1
Ingredients
- Turnip - 100 gm
- Radish - 100 gm
- Rock salt - to taste
- Pepper powder - ½ tsp
- Lemon juice - few drops
Method
Salad can be prepared by grating radish and turnip, adding some rock salt and lemon and pepper.
Recipe 2
Ingredients
- Turnip - 200 gm
- Dhal - 1 cup
- Rock salt - to taste
- Pepper powder - ½ spoon
- Ghee - 2 tsp
- Mustard - 1 tsp
- Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
- Asafoetida - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves - few
- Coriander leaves - few
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Method
Turnip is steamed with little dhal. Add salt and pepper powder, mix well, season in ghee with mustard, cumin seeds, asafoetida, then garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves.
Glossary
Anushna virya - The potency that is neither hot nor cold, Neutral potency
