Health Benefits and Medicinal Properties of Curd According to Ayurveda

अम्लपाकरसं ग्राहि गुरुष्णं दधि वातजितं।

मेदः शुक्रबलश्लेष्मपित्त रक्ताग्नि शोफ कृत॥

रोचिष्णु शस्तमरुचॊ शीतके विषमज्वरे।

पीनसे मूत्रकृच्छ्रे च रुक्षं तु ग्रहणी गदे॥

Reference अष्टांग हृदयं, सूत्र स्थान (5/29-30)

Medicinal Properties of Curd

Rasa (Taste) : Amla (Sour)

Guna (Properties) : Grahi (Constipative), Ushna (Hot), Guru (Heavy)

Virya (Potency) : Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka (Metabolic end effect) : Amla (Sour)

Effects on dosha : Pacifies – Vata, Aggravates – Pitta and Kapha

Curd Increases:-

• Meda (lipids/obesity)
• Shukra (virility)
• Bala (strength)
• Kapha, Rakta, Pitta, Agni
• Sopha (edema)

Curd Cures:-

• Aruchi (Anorexia)
• Sita javra (Chilling fever)
• Visama javra (Intermittent fever)
• Vatik pinasa (Rhinitis)
• Mutrakruchra (Dysuria)

Curd is very useful in Grahni roga (Irritable Bowel Syndrome-IBS) after removing its cream.