2 Easy Ways To Make Kadha At Home To Boost Your Immunity

The ultimate medicinal drink, kadha was brought into the limelight during the covid-19 pandemic. The Indian Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) have recommended this medicinal drink as it has immunity boosting properties. Today, we tell you how to make kadha at home and treat minor infectious ailments without medicines. 

The practice of formulating a drink with wholesome spices is as old as Ayurveda itself. It is often said that this spice mixture is one of the oldest medicines invented by humanity. Ancient texts like Charaka Samhita talk about kadha in detail. The secret to its nutritional value is revealed through a simple process wherein aromatic herbs are soaked in water. These herbs and spices release their crucial nutrients into the water.

Benefits of Kadha

• • The kadha is a rich source of various natural bioactive compounds. Some of these are carotenoids, flavonoids, alkaloids, saponins, terpenoids and many others. They boost biological processes at cellular levels within the body.
• • Kadha is known to improve the status and working of various antioxidants. This in turn reduces the risk of various diseases.
• • Apart from keeping seasonal and chronic diseases at bay, kadha also improves the quality of the skin by acting as an anti ageing agent.
• • Kadha also helps the immune system get stronger and its antibacterial, antiallergic, antiviral and anti inflammatory activities get boosted manifolds. 

Make kadha at Home with these 2 easy recipes

1. Kadha for cough and cold

A herbal kadha brewed with ginger, pepper, and honey is pungent and perfect for maintaining the respiratory system. It also relieves nausea and headache and other inflammations due to infection. Since this kadha has components that generate heat in the body, it is a perfect remedy for cough and cold.

How to make this kadha at home: To make this kadha, add some dry ginger and black pepper to water. Boil this mixture till it reduces to half of its original volume. Now add honey to it and mix well.

2. Kadha for boosting immunity

A homemade kadha can help you from falling ill often. When the body has low immunity, the risk of infectious diseases increases manifold. To prevent further complications, your immune system can be revived with suitable herbs that help in stimulating digestion and aid detoxification. This mixture of herbs can also be called “herbal tea”.

How to make this kadha at home: To make this kadha, add green cardamom, cinnamon, ginger and white pepper to boiling water. Let the mixture boil further and turn off the flame. Now you can add honey to the herbal mix to sweeten it for consumption. If you drink this kadha every day, you can improve your immunity. 

Side effects of kadha

Excessive consumption of anything can lead to complications.  No matter how beneficial Kadha is if it is consumed heavily you may experience adversities in your body.

• • Excess consumption can cause nausea and severe heartburns
• • Too much kadha can also generate excessive heat in the body
• • Experts advise that its dosage should not be more than two times a day
• • For best results, you can prepare a brew in the morning and evening so that the time between the two dosages is sufficient. Learn how much is too much here.

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Vipashyana Dubey