WHAT IS GHEE?

"Ghee is life"
-Sarvadarsana Sangraha

For thousands of years, in the family homes, religions, peoples and kitchens of India,

Ghee has been a sacred and celebrated symbol of auspiciousness, nourishment and healing as well as an esteemed article of everyday use.

The milk of cows is considered to possess the essence of all plants and Ghee is the essence of milk

Ghee is made by boiling butter for several hours until all the moisture has evaporated and all the lactose and milk solids have settled to the bottom

Ghee is considered to be the very best fat one can eat. It is made up of short chain fatty acids and is easily assimilable even helping in the digestion and assimilation of other foods

Ghee has one of the highest ‘flash points’ of any oil (485deg) and is exquisite for sautéing

Ghee is shelf stable and is only affected by sunlight and/or water

Ghee is known to increase intelligence, refine the intellect and improve the memory

Ghee builds the aura, makes all the organs soft, builds up the internal juices of the body which are destroyed by aging and increases the underlying basis of all immunity.

Ghee kindles or increases the digestive fire- Agni, on which all nutrition depends

Ghee is used as a carrier for the potencies of herbs because of its supreme penetrating qualities and ability to carry these substances deep into the tissues.

Ghee allows mind and body, both subtle and gross to burn with brilliance.

Ghee increases the overall strength, luster and beauty of the sarira-the body. Let us look at a variety of ways:

Used on the skin, Ghee softens and strengthens, protects and nourishes.

Ghee is known as a substance that gives longevity. This is because it has opposite qualities (heavy, slow, oily, liquid, dense, soft), and thus pacifying effects, to the light, dry and rough qualities of Vata dosha.

It is the increase of the qualities of Vata that are synonymous with aging.

Ghee is smooth, lubricated and nurturing. Ghee is thought to make the voice soft and melodious.

Ghee, in a very sure and steady way, slows the aging process by enriching the living one.