Benefits Of Gondh!

Gondh katira or simply gondh (popularly known as Tragacanth gum) is a natural gum and like any other sources of natural resin, has several benefits. Below are a few health/beauty benefits of gondh –  

Benefits of Gondh katira for heat stroke:

Gondh has cooling properties. The traditional herb is used in the preparation of a refreshing drink, which aids in natural cooling of the body during the summers. It works as a cooling agent and lowers body temperature, thereby reducing the chances of a heat stroke. Moreover, the herb is also effective in controlling nose bleeding in children, especially when the temperature is extremely high in summer.

Benefits of Gondh katira for constipation:

Gondh katira has purgative properties – it works as a laxative and offers relief to people experiencing bowel problems like constipation.

Here is how you can use gondh for curing constipation –

• Wet a piece of gondh katira in water and leave it for a couple of hours. You will see the gum swell up like crushed ice.
• Drink the transparent jelly-like substance mixed with cold water and lemon juice. Since gondh is tasteless, you may add a tiny bit of sugar to it in order to make it taste good.

Benefits of Gondh katira for urinary incontinence:

Gondh is a useful and natural remedy for urinary incontinence. It helps the urinary muscles to rest in case there is an inflammation in the urinary tract or blockage of urine.

Benefits of Gondh katira for increasing breast size in women:

Like most women out there, if you too are unsatisfied with your breast size, then gondh katira is surely the best herbal treatment for breast enlargement. The effectiveness of gondh as a breast enhancer is unparalleled. A dosage of this herb every day can increase the size of the breasts of women.

Here’s how to use gondh for breast size enlargement–

• Soak a tablespoon of gondh katira in a glass of water and leave it overnight
• Add the swollen gondh crystals to a glass of milk the next morning
• Add a teaspoon of sugar and some ice to the glass of milk and drink it daily to enlarge your breasts naturally

Benefits of Gondh katira for skin and beauty:

Gondh katira can work wonders for your skin. It naturally enhances your beauty and delays fine lines and wrinkles, owing to its anti-ageing properties.

Here are a few tips on using gondh for beautiful, flawless skin –

• Prepare an anti-ageing mask using gondh katira – wet some gondh in water overnight and strain it next morning
• Add 2 tablespoons each of egg white and almond powder, and a tablespoon each of milk powder and green vegetable powder to the solution. Mix well until you have a smooth paste. Apply this mask on your face, neck and hands. Rinse after 20 minutes.

Benefits of Gondh katira for increasing strength in men:

Men who are looking to increase their libido should resort to the use of Gondh katira. As an aphrodisiac, gondh is very effective and helps prompt sexual desires in men. The natural remedy can effectively treat all types of sexual incompetence in men. Whether its nocturnal emission, involuntary discharge, or an early discharge – gondh katira has the cure for all.

You can use gondh in the following way to increase libido –

• Dissolve 10gms of gondh katira in a cup of water and allow it to stay overnight
• The next morning, add to it a tablespoon of sugar in lump or crystallized form and drink it. You can also add a teaspoon of sugar to the gondh once it becomes swollen, and drink it three times a week with cold water.

Benefits of Gondh katira for women right after pregnancy:

It is only natural that women become very weak following the delivery of a child. Gondh katira helps your body gain strength, thus helping all mothers to cope with the challenges of motherhood. It also controls heavy blood flow during periods. Gondh katira proves extremely helpful during pregnancy. In India, the practice of eating gondh katira ladoos during pregnancy is very common, as they are beneficial for the good health of both the mother and her baby.

Apart from the above health benefits, gondh has other health benefits too. Owing to its cooling properties, gondh katira is used in various traditional medicines. Here are a few benefits of gondh for medicinal purpose –

• Usually, the gum of gondh is used for dressing burns – a paste is prepared using gondh katira aids treat burn injuries
• Helps strengthen the immune system
• Commonly used in herbal Ayurvedic medicine to treat diarrhoea and cough
• Help treat mouth ulcer
• Gondh is considered effective in reducing tumours
• Gondh katira has adaptogenic properties – it enhances your body's ability to restore normal physiological functioning and shields it from the ill effects of stress
• Gondh consists of proteins in large quantity, which is good for health
• Gondh katira helps regulate your heartbeat

When added to sweets, gondh provides a warming effect in the dry, chilly winters