KUZHAMPU
Dearfriends, Yesterdayas per routine I applied my Vatha marthanam kuzhampu in my lower legsand feet after warming. Normal leg pain gets vanished in 10-15 minutes afterapplication. Vatha mardhanam containNeam oil as felt from its smell. This is in addition to pouring hot water duringbath in the morning. These provide comfortable sleep for about 5 hours in thenight. I wasdirected to apply vathamardanam ( when I was having severe leg pain in 2002 )byKottakkal Arya vaidya Sala along with reducing weight. From that time I alwayskeep my Vatha marthanam ready in hand. Whether available in sufficient quantityor not, once in six months I purchase a new bottle. I have felt any time; fresh kuzhampu has much moreeffect. Today my posting is aboutKuzhampu. Sincerely GopalaKrishnan 10-09- 2021 1. Mukkoottu. Inolden days the kuzhampu mostly used was Mukoottu and aged people purchased from local Dhanwantari/any other Vaidya sala. It was sure in all homes mukkootumight be there. If not available in the shop, old people usedto collect it from next home. Applying Mukkoottu in legs and hand was quitecommon among aged people. Local Vaidyam would have supplied other forms ofKuzhambu also for specific problems or a mixture. Mukkoottu means mixing ofthree types of kuzhampu. 1a. Mukkootu Theichhu kuli (Bath afterapplying heated Mukkootu) I recollectin my home the local sasthrikal whom we called Kochhumadathil Periappa, usedto apply once a fort night Mukkoottu throughout the body and take bath. I amnot sure whether he used to dilute it a little or not. We could see him walkingbefore his home with a towel in the waist for Mukkoot absorption to the body .We could smell very much the mukkoottu. Kuzhambu theichu kuli was also commonlike taking bath after applying oil but not so common. 2. Ethentha- Kuzhambo? Itwas common my father telling to my mother when the kashanams in the dishes wereover boiled and becoming smaller pieces or mix with the liquid content. Eithersambar or pulisseri or any such dish, though still appear tasty, without bigKashanams, they won’t give a satisfaction of consuming. Even while serving during feasts, I am moreinterested to Kashanams than the liquid. Butcertain dishes are tasty in somewhat Kuzhampu form only like the kalan orthairu kkootans. 3. Ennum koncham kuzhambu InTamilnadu liquid curries or Kootans are sometimes told as Kuzhambu itself.Normally only one curry will be in the day to day food preparation, it ismostly told as kuzhambu. So it is common children and elders ask for morekoottan as above subtitle. 4. Medicine preparations in kuzhambu form. Certainayurvedic preparations were directed by Vaidyans to prepare in Kuzhambu formand keep. Every day, certain quantity of water to be added, boiled and extractto be consumed as per measure. I recollect my elder brother was onceprescribed “Gulguru Thikthakam Kashayam” in that manner for somewhat paralyticform of leg, occurred suddenly. I was about 15 years at that time. 5. Paper Pulp Forpreparing paper the raw materials like bamboo, sugar cane waste etc. are first ground and made as pulp which is in Kuzhambuform. 6. What is kuzhampu form? Itis thicker and about 80% liquid form. The ingredients are bounded more and not loose like oils. InKuzhambu form the ayurvedic medicines are more effective and retain thequalities for more period than in the oil form. Kuzhambu is more greasy andalways advised to apply after heating. On heating it becomes thin liquid. Theboiling and evaporation are very quick. 7. Kuzhambi ppovuka Whenone is fully confused often it is told as Kuzhambi ppovuka. He cannot do anythingcorrectly. 8. Today Kuzhambu Thereare specified Kuzhambu for different form of ailments. Certain medicines onlycan be prepared in Kuzhambu form. Certain medicines only in oil form. Itdepends on the ingredients. Kuzhambu is more costlier than oils. Nokuzhampu should be heated with the containing bottle. The required quantity hasto be taken to a Karandi(thava) and then only boiled… Boiling time is VERY LESS and care has to be takennot to get the kuzhambu itself become flame One has to use big Karandi with long handle. Now kuzhampu is available in plastic bottles onlyand it has to be tranffered to big thavafor heating. Big thava with insulted handle is available in vessel shops -- 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/1744830296.496309.1631243289278%40mail.yahoo.com.
