Perungayam - Hing - Asafoetida Powder Benefits in Tamil
From Olden days Asafoetida / Perungayam reserves a place in kitchen.
It makes a simple food to a special food with its aroma.
Its aroma is pleasing even though we add it in Sambhar, Rasam and Butter milk.
Asafoetida is playing an important role and in this video we are going see the health benefits of it.
Asafoetida is widely grown in Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan and Gulf countries.
Asafoetida tree will from 2-3 metres.
They produce Asafoetida by scratching the stem and root, they process the gum taken from it and drying it.
We add only this in our food.
Asafoetida comes in two colours.
White asafoetida has nice aroma and medicinal values.
It is used in Siddha and ayurvedic medicines now-a- days and it is sold in some country medicine shops.
When we add this in food it helps in digestion.
Stomach pain, bloating will not be there and it also cures constipation.
There will be no gastric problem when it is added in the food.
Compunded Asafoetida rate is high and imported ones are available from Rs.200/Kg to Rs. 12000/ Kg.
The rate difference ensures that there is adulteration.
They sell it by adding Maida and Arabian Gum with Asafoetida gum.
Add this gum is added it will be black in colour and we call it Black asafoetida.
There is reverse medical effects in the maida which we add in it.
It causes stomach problem, indigestion constipation and it takes time to digest.
You can get pure asafoetida in Organic shops and Country medicine shops.
So far we what are the benefits of Asafoetida and how it is produced and now let us see who should avoid it.
As it gives more heat to the body people who have Bile, Ulcer, Urinary infection, women with excess bleeding should not take this.
To find the adulteration soak the asafoetida in water and it will dilute and a milk like substance will be formed.
There will be no remains in the water and we can find it is original.
If it is pure it will burn completely when you fire it with a matchstick like camphor.
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