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• Why is Shrikhand and neem eaten on the day of Gudhipadva?
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• Religious and Ayurvedic Significance of Eating Shrikhand and Neem

Your Hindu religionEvery festival has significance. Every festival has its own religious significance. Thus Dharmashastra is also connected with Ayurveda. For example, tilgul is eaten on Makar Sankranti, Puranpoli is eaten on Holi. Similarly, Neem and Shrikhand are eaten on the day of Gudhipadva which is the beginning of the Hindu New Year. Let us know what Ayurveda says behind this

Neem leaves are healthy. Although neem is bitter, its medicinal properties are immense. Today’s generation may think that starting the very first day of the new year by eating bitter neem leaves, but the medicinal properties of neem are very great. The need for which is more important in summer season. Neem is very beneficial for health, skin and hair. It has anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties. It is used to control blood sugar, cure skin diseases (acne, itching), boost immunity, strengthen teeth and gums and reduce dandruff in hair. Also, consumption of neem leaves also protects the body from cold and cough infections that occur in this month.

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Why eat Srikhand?

With the new year comes spring and with it comes ‘Kapha’. If you observe carefully, you will notice that during these days Kapha problems start. Symptoms like cold, cough, sore throat, heaviness of head, increase in asthma, increase in skin diseases appear. This is the time of phlegm release, we just need to help the phlegm to release and drain properly. The more aggravation accumulates in the phlegm, the tighter the phlegm sticks and does not come off easily. At such times Jeshtamhad, Sitopaladi and Kantakari help, but fresh Shrikhand with it is like nectar prayer at such times.

Shrikhand is greasy, delicious, fresh greasy and sweet Shrikhand when consumed in quantity reduces heat in the body, reduces roughness/dryness, loosens, ripens and easily expels sticky phlegm. Restlessness, heaviness and pain caused by phlegm stuck in the nose, throat and other sinuses are all relieved, digestion is better and our spring is in full swing.

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In short, phlegm should not accumulate. Phlegm means phlegm that falls from the nose or cough in front of our eyes, but the concept of phlegm is broader than that. Kapha does not accumulate only in the lungs, it is present in every part of the body, once it gets a favorable environment for its growth, it starts to grow everywhere in the body. Anything that grows more than necessary becomes troublesome. Heavy, thick and sluggish Kapha slows digestion, food is not digested properly, undigested food invites many diseases. That is why eating Neem and Shrikhand during this season gives the body the necessary properties and helps the body to stay healthy.

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