KUZHAMPU (കുഴമ്പു) Dearfriends,
InMalayalam Kuzhampu is an ayurvedic preparation of oil content- 80% thick. It is20% fluid. In Tamilnadu Kuzhampu is alsoused to mean liquid dishes. Vatthakuzhampu is more occasionally prepared by Brahmins in Tamilnadu. Meenkuzhampu is told for fish curry by non-vegetarians in Tamilnadu very commonly.In general curry is told as Kuzhampu in Tamilndu instead of Koottan by KeralaIyers. Those Iyers settled inTamilnadu will say koottan, whereas Tamilandu Brahmins will use Kuzhampuinstead of koottan. Whena person is confused in Malayalam it is told as Kuzhampi povuka. A slight variation of Kuzhampu to Kulampu mean the toes of cows,horse, lamp etc. Letme continue with my kuzhampu. Sincerely, GopalaKrishnan 6-10-2013 Yesterday I went to nearbyKottakkal Agency and fortunately got Vathamaddhanam Kuzampu, mostly answered as stock has to come. On applying new kuzhampuafter warming and applying, I got a big relief in leg pain. While experiencingthe relief, it reminded me to write about Kuzhampu. I found a posting onKuzhampu, I thought to edit and post the same. R. Gopala Krishnan dated 14-2-2021. 1. Ayurveda Kuzhampu Kuzhampuhas to be applied on body ONLY AFTER WARMING. However while it is gettingwarmed, it may start evaporating also. So quick when warmed on ovens fromwarming to evaporating state. Keeping inhot water can give warming, but the process is slow. 95% of people warm the kuzhampu in a karandi (Thavawhich has good depth and long handle) in low flame. Themost important caution about Kuzhampu is that only small quantity to be warmedin the karanti. If quantity is more, there is possibility of it going toflames. We can take lesser quantity two times instead of taking more quantity. 2. Dhanwantharam Kuzhampu Onthose days all homes had Kuzhampu, specially homes having aged people. Theapplication of warm Kuzhampu gave relief in paining area. The known kuzhampu tome on those days was Dhanwantharam Kuzhampu. Somepeople used to take bath applying Kuzhampu instead of oil. It was called Kuzhampu theichhu Kuli.Normal oil application is called Enna theichhu Kuli instead. Enna need not bewarmed every time like Kuzhampu making the difference between the two. I am told in the Kuzhampu, themedicinal effect is at least 30% more than Enna(oil). Oils also canbe warmed and used. Sometimes Ayurvedic doctors’ advice accordingly. 3. Whether application ofoil/ kuzhampu is necessary for elders? Smallkids are given bath after applying oil. Children are applied oil now days oncea month/ Fortnight. While consuming oily substances, it meets the effect of oilfor soft skin is the view. This is somewhat correct also. Howeverto avoid rough skin, a monthly bath of oil is required for ELDERS is my view. Iapply oil when rough skin is felt anywhere is a closer statement. 3. Other kuzhampu Sahacharathikuzhampu, vatha mardhanam kuzhampu etc are other Kuzhampu known to me. I keepVatha mardhanam Kuzhampu reserve and apply when leg pain is felt. After two orthree application I get relief. If fresh immediately also some times. Iwas having a friend having leg pain along with me for training at Jabalpur. Hewas about 50. He was keeping a reserve of TURPENTINE in a tin. For different people, differentmedicines. Somepeople would feel relief with Jandu balm, some with Moov, some with tiger balm,iodex etc. One medicine suited to one need not be so for another. I haveexperienced saibal fresh is excellent, and after two months does not give goodresult. 4. Bhojana priya. Ithink vatthakuzhampu mix adding with little water and boiling simply givesvatthakuzhampu- an easy preparation, Fried Chundaikka, manathaakali would also beadded. Vatthakuzhampu thicker, added small quantity with hot rice along withvadam or pappadam has been felt by me as an excellent combination- ONCE AWHILE, only ONCE A WHILE. Ennaikkuenna kuzhampu- is a query about what should be the curry in Tamilnadu. For water while VELLAZM is told by Keralaiyers, it is THANNI for Tamilandu people. Orthodox Brahmins in Tamilandu I havefound using instead either THEERTHAM or THUUTHHAM. Ironicallya man under influence of liquor is told as- AALU VELLAZHTHILA in Malayalam andTHANNI POTTIRUKKAN in Tamil. The innocent water is used to mean liquor??? 4a. Ethentha kuzhampo? Sometimes while preparing curries, some of the Kashanam (cut pieces of vegetables) couldget over boiled and get smashed. It is common to ask- Is it Kuzhampu?. Thoughkashanam is only smashed, the curry would not have taste is the fact. Howeverwith Poori, potato smashed dish is more preferred by many. 4b. Pongal Venda. Whiletravelling in the trains from Bangalore after experiencing the Pongal in aKuzhampu form, my desire to have Pongal vadai got disappeared. Pongal should be90 % solid. Instead it is less than 75% solid. I take iddali vadai instead. Iddali has to be solid. Pongal so watery isdue to hurried preparation- not known… Update-Thanks to covid 19. Only water, tea and coffee are served in trains now. 4b. Eating food items asKuzhampu Whenthere is some complicated digestion problem people take food items aftergrinding in mixer in liquefied form. Even then it could be difficult toconsume. This could be anindirect symptom of some other problems. One has to contact doctorsif the symptom continues for two or three days.. Whenpeople are bed ridden for known diseases food is served in Kuzhampu form fordigestion. 5. Kuzhampal. Aperson can get confused on small things as well as important things. As ageincrease the confusion is more. Here too sex of the person and gene plays an important part. Alady may have confusion about the choice of dress for a day. But generally notso for men. Astudent will have confusion about the subject/ book to study. Very often in dayto day matters elders will have confusion. Whether medicine is taken or not isconfusion with very elders. Wherethe spectacles are kept is confusion with many. Even a person having fivespectacles on necessity may not get any and finishes the work some times. Buthis mind is in confusion to locate all the fives. He will locate 4, the fifthold one, oohhum, till recollect and find he would be confused. Onceafter going to barber shop, I went for bath, hanging the watch on the water tap.One fortnight I was searching, using another watch. One fine day, just likethat I found the watch on the water tap. How many times I have used bathroom??... What blinded my eye? Theperson using different insulin pen for different times may get confused of thepen using. After applying the wrong pen he may realise it giving all confusionand restlessness. Though in memory he know the type of pen to be used, stillwrong application. Sometimesworry could be whether he injected insulin or not. He cannot inject a 2ndtime BUT IN REALITY NOTHING HAPPENS is myexperience other than blood sugar level keep increased for three days. Update- Recently I observedsame insulin applied from two pens at night time to make out the quantityincrease blood sugar level Confusionwould prevail when a person is tensioned. When a person is under grief. He woulduse one for another. Mindand physical action do not match. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/874244527.1136045.1613314390607%40mail.yahoo.com.
