Cold weather and how to battle frequent sore throat

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 04 Jun 2009, 13:35

We all know how turmeric is a useful cure for sore throat.

It seems it can also prevent dementia:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8080630.stm

Now where did I keep that turmeric bottle? Can't remember...

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 04 Jun 2009, 17:53

Wonder if there is any transdermal absorption!

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 04 Jun 2009, 18:19

ragam-talam: you kept it in the kitchen. You are spending too much time in kitchen!

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 04 Jun 2009, 20:11

Turmeric is a good antiseptic. Hence it might react with the bacteria causing inflammaion in the throat!

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 04 Jun 2009, 23:27

It has been well known that for the past few years, multi-national pharmas are working hard to isolate the chemicals in turmeric that provide the curing/healing/anti-septic properties of turmeric so they can mass produce the heck out of it. I do not know if they are successful yet.

cacm · Post by **cacm** » 04 Jun 2009, 23:40

There is a huge effort to prevent them from patenting things in this & other areas like Neem in India. Monsanto bribed lots of agencies & persons & managed to patent corn seeds which farmers were forced to buy resulting in enormous expenses + poor results+ damage to migrating birds etc.......I spend lot of time in India whenever I go to Chennai- apart from Carnatic music+ the stalwarts who are mostly in their eighties or over & SUCH EXPERTS in Sanskrit, Philosophy as well as the finer aspects of our culture- & its very discouraging in this & other fronts; For example the MOST dangerous Carsigenon Dump is just two miles from the fancy ADYAR & has been continuously burning for over 15 years that I know of....In order not to LOSE my mind I MEET MANY YOUNG PERSONS who I am convinced are my ONLY HOPE. I am convinced that Darwin's Evolution theory has resulted in SUCH improvement in the skills of the current YOUNG generation....vkv

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 05 Jun 2009, 01:26

VK RAMAN wrote:You are spending too much time in kitchen!

I know, I know. But I like it there! Especially if I can cook with some nice CM in the background.

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 05 Jun 2009, 02:59

For some no creativity is allowed in cooking as the stove may explode; so are some artists in singing, no change allowed from customary and used to singing.

mazhai · Post by **mazhai** » 05 Jun 2009, 17:49

since we seem to be discussing culinary brainwaves for almost five pages,

yeah, hate to cook....havent bothered to learn...heres something my mother tells me to do when i catch a nasty cold....but even the idea would sound obnoxious, so guys, brace urselves::::

well, she tells me to take a manjal kaai...the long stick like manjal that these mami's give in the vetthala paaku...n hold it over the gas stove directly, till the damn thing burns (itself and a bit of my fingers) n then inhale that horrible grotesque smell...nauseus, i know....
u have to do it with FULL FORCE, it'll burn ur throat right down n u'll cough all over the place, but sadly, ironically, it helps....

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 05 Jun 2009, 19:07

mazhai: I empathize with you, as I am born in a family of 10 and I know how my mother is to take care of us with all kinds of kai marunthu

mazhai · Post by **mazhai** » 14 Jun 2009, 14:59

yes sir, but i have to endure this when i'm the only daughter...isnt that terrible????
c'mon, u'll have to agree!

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 14 Jun 2009, 19:39

I do agree when you have to suffer alone

Sam Swaminathan · Post by **Sam Swaminathan** » 16 Jun 2009, 02:02

mazai....but love is always painful.....your mother knows it too well.....and I can see my daughter in every syllable of yours !!

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 20 Jun 2009, 13:02

Talking about food and singing...
what dishes go with which ragas?
E.g. Spicy vattha kozhambu >> Todi or Atana

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 20 Jun 2009, 19:46

rAgamalikA - all India sambar

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 22 Jun 2009, 17:18

paal payasam > Sama, Madhyamavati (soothing)
aviyal > ?