Introduction to Urad (introduction to Urad)

Urad What is it? (What is Urad?)

A simple name "Urad" (Maash) which everyone knows and recognizes. Today we will talk about Urad. It is a lentil which is also called black lentil in common language. People include it in their food with great taste and it is also very tasty. This lentil is mostly used in Rajasthan's famous food Dal Baati.

But have you ever thought that Maaash is also used as a medicine. A medicine which is even used to treat diseases like paralysis. Not only this, it has many other benefits. All you need to do is to know about them. So let's know about its amazing benefits.

It is grown almost all over India and is eaten with great fondness. There are many types of black gram, green gram and many more but black gram is considered the best.

External appearance (morphology) (Urad ki kariti)

Its plant can be 30 to 60 cm tall. Its flowers are yellow or purple in colour. Black gram is produced from the pods of this plant. The length of its pods is found to be 3 to 6 cm.

Chemical elements found in urad (Urad ke poshak tatva)

• Protein
• Carbohydrates
• Hemicellulose
• Fiber
• Magnesium
• Pectin
• Starch
• Oil
• Minerals
• Saponin
• Jeninstein
• Hydroxygenecene
• Dalbergeodin
• glycinal
• Genistein Hydrate
• urinal

Urad common names

Ayurvedic properties of Urad (Urad ke ayurvedic gun)

Medicinal benefits and uses of urad (Benefits and uses of Urad)

Urine for semen disease

• To increase semen, urad dal should be cooked in milk, tempered in ghee and then consumed.

Urad for headache caused by Vata

• You can get benefit by cooking mash in milk, adding ghee to it and then consuming it.

Urad is useful in treating dandruff or pimples on the head.

• One can benefit by applying a paste made from the powders of Maash, rock salt, liquorice, kutth, chironji mixed with honey.

In hemoptysis (Urad for blood bile)

• This problem can be got rid of by applying mash flour on the palate.

In stomach pain (Urad for stomach)

• If you have pain in the stomach immediately after eating food then you can grind the peeled black gram, boil it, fry it in ghee and then consume it to get relief.
• Along with this, consuming fish also benefits the digestive system and keeps the digestion process fine.

Urad for paralysis

• Make a decoction using Maash, Bala, Kewanch, Rasna, Ashwagandha in equal quantities. After this, add asafoetida and sandhanam to the decoction and consume it.
• To deal with paralysis of the mouth, it is advisable to consume food items made from mash flour with butter and then consume Dashmool Kwath on top of it.

In gout (rheumatism) (Urad for gout)

• Putting oil made from rock salt and mash in the nose or drinking it after eating food is beneficial in treating arthritis.
• Boil castor bark in fish juice and drink it to get relief from joint pain.

In the wound (Urad for wound)

• By grinding the mash and applying it on the wound, the wound heals quickly.

In fever (Urad for fever)

• In case of fever, consuming juice of urad dal is beneficial.

End the pain in the shoulders (Urad for shoulder pain)

• After dinner, one should drink a decoction made of Dashamul, Maash and Bala with oil or ghee. This relieves shoulder pain.

Urad dal when stomach is full of water

• In case of waterlogging in stomach, one should drink decoction of Maash root.

Urad for swelling

• Tying the ground paste on the swollen area relieves the swelling.

 In pain (Urad for pain)

• To get rid of any kind of pain in the body, mix salt, dry ginger and asafoetida in the maash flour. Make a roti of it and bake it from one side. After this, apply sesame oil on the other side and tie it on the affected area. This will provide relief from pain.

Black gram increases sexual power

• By mixing the Maash dal in ghee and preparing its pudding and then adding ghee and sugar candy to it and eating it, the sexual power increases.

Urad for diabetes

• Diabetic patients should definitely consume this dal. It contains high amount of fiber. Its consumption helps in keeping the pancreas active.

Heart patients should consume urad

• Fish contains a lot of nutrients that keep the heart healthy. Through which our heart can remain completely healthy. That is why heart patients should consume it.

Useful parts (Important parts of Urad)

• Root
• Seed
• Almanac

Precautions

• Consuming excessive amounts of urad can increase the amount of uric acid in the body.