Butter Butter is extracted either from milk or curd, It is easily digestible as compare d to clarified butter (ghee).

Normally butter is made from the milk of cow, buff alo or goat. Properties (a) Butter made from cow's milk. This is very beneficial for the body. It increases virility and sexual power, im proves the complexion of the body and checks loose motion. It also cures piles, flatulation and coughs. It cures all the diseases related with excessive wind an d bile in the body, impurities of the blood etc. This butter is considered as th e best. (b) Butter made from buffalo milk: Butter made from buffalo milk is heavy and causes the formation of excessive win d and phelgm in the body, but eliminates excessive bile. It is beneficial in inf lammation and tiredness. It helps in accumulation of fat and seen in the body. T his butter is heavy, so it takes a little long time to get digested as compared to the butter made from cow's milk. (c) Butter made from goats milk: Butter made from goat's milk is sweet, bitter, beneficial for the eyes, an appet izer, and gives strength. It has curative effects in many diseases like consumpt ion, cough, diabetes, eye diseases, jaundice etc. Uses: Butter made from cow's milk and sugar in it, curs chronic fever. If honey and gold ashes are mixed in butter and then eaten, it has beneficial ef fect in tuberculosis. It also gives strength. The use of butter made from cow's milk and sesame seeds is very beneficial in pi les. Eating the mixture of butter, honey and sugar cures diarrhea attended with blood . Eating the mixture of butter, saffron and sugar has beneficial effects in bleedi ng piles. If butter made from cow's milk is applied on the eyes, it gives relief from infl ammation in the eyes. Note Only fresh butter should be used. Butter which is not fresh and which has become stale is harmful. Clarified butter (Ghee) Ghee is prepared by heating the butter for a short while till there is a soft cr ackling sound. Emanation of special smell indicates that the ghee has formed. Gh ee prepared from cream of the milk is superior than the ghee prepared from butte r. Ghee prepared from cow's milk is superior than ghee prepared from buffalo mil k or goat's milk Properties

1) Ghee prepared from cow's milk : Ghee prepared from cow's milk is good for the eyes, sweet, heavy and strength gi ving. It increases virility copulating power and appetite. It eliminates all the three flaws of phelgm, wind and bile in the body. It also increases the intelli gence, capabilities, and radiance. 2) Ghee prepared from buffalo milk : It is sweet and cool. It causes the formation of excessive phelgm in the body, e liminates plethora, flatulence and blood impurities. It increases virility. 3) Ghee prepared from goat milk : It is an appetizer, beneficial for the eyes, strength giving. It is bitter in ta ste and eliminates cough. It is also beneficial in breathing problem due to exce ssive phelgm and consumption. 4) Ghee prepared from ewe's milk It is light. It is an eliminator nates stones, and flatulence. It is especially used as a massage : of all the diseases, developes the bones, elimi is an appetizer and beneficial for the eyes. It oil to join fractured bones.

5)Ghee is sweet, beneficial for the eyes, an appetizer and heavy. It increases i ntelligence, memory, radiance, strength and beauty. It is beneficial in many dis eases like consumption, blood impurities, colic in stomach, swelling of the stom ach due to indigestion. Uses Ghee is used very commonly in our diet. Not only that it is considered so pure b ut it is even used during worship. It is said that the food is incomplete withou t the use of ghee. Fresh ghee should be used in food. Old ghee is used commonly in Ayurveda for its excellent medicinal properties. Ol d ghee eliminates all the three flavors in the body. It is also beneficial in ma ny diseases like leprosy, hysteria, hazzy vision and to neutralize the effect of poison. It is also beneficial for a person with burnt injury. In case of a snake bite, 120-220 grams of pure ghee is given to the person and m ade him to drink to the extent he vomits out all the poison. After 15 minutes, w arm water should be given to him as per his requirement so that he vomits it out again. This act can be repeated if required. Burning of a ghee lamp eliminates the viruses and bacteria in the house Hiccups are checked if warm ghee prepared from cow's milk is taken. Ghee prepared from cow's milk, when mixed in cow's milk, cures thirst. Before going to sleep, if half litres of milk with two spoonful of ghee is taken , it helps in clear evacuation of the bowels in the morning. If few drops of ghee prepared from cow's milk is dropped in the nostrils then bl

ood coming out from the nose is checked. If this is done twice in a day, then he micrania is cured. It neutralizes the intoxicating effects of liquor or "bhang". Note Only that much ghee should be used as one can digest. Only fresh ghee should be used in the food. Ghee is harmful for the people suffering from severe consumpti on, phlegmatic diseases, fever, dyspepsia, acidity and asthma etc.