“I have a question in regards to turmeric. I know Turmeric should be cooked or sautéed in ghee and added to your meal with lunch and dinner but can anyone drink it? In the You Tube video Vaidya says it is ok to drink milk with Turmeric but for example can one boil it in water or even tea, or should it be toasted, than you may boil it in water or tea? Or should one instead use Turmeric HMG, if they want to drink turmeric? Also what is the best tridoshic product one can use to help remove marks from the sun? Maybe the SVA Purifying Cream? I don’t know, please advise, thank you, Michael A.”
Dear Michael: in the SVA tradition, we do not recommend drinking turmeric to be consumed alone in a liquid/water base. Why? We always recommend people to boil turmeric in milk, because milk contains both lipid and protein molecules in addition to a liquid base. Protein and lipid molecules bind themselves to the turmeric molecules and travel together balancing each other. In addition, when you add cinnamon and cardamom to the mixture, you facilitate the breakdown of the sugar and the protein in the milk, making it even easier for absorption. Altogether, after all this “samskar” or process of boiling, we are binding turmeric with other molecules, and this gives it a more steady sustained delivery to the cellular system, making sure that the liver is not getting overwhelmed. A quick note that it is also ok to drink turmeric with goat milk, or home made almond milk – for the same reasons.
Otherwise, if you would still like to drink Turmeric in a water base, yes it is ok to use the Turmeric Herbal Memory Nectar drops – add 2 drops in 32oz of good high pH Spring water and sip slowly throughout the day.
With regards to your other question, my SVA Aloe sandalwood lotion is the best for helping with sun marks, but remember to also apply DGL transdermal cream on the liver, a sun marks are a product of a “hot and cranky” liver, also add Nectar drops of Turmeric and Bhumi Amla: 2 drops each in 32 oz of water.
