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Kashayam
Kashayam also Kasayam is a home-brewed Indian ayurvedic medicine used for ailments like indigestion, cough and common cold etc. It is a water extract and an ancient medicine that has been used for a long time. Many are very bitter in taste and the liquid is dark in color. It is mainly used by South-Indian and Bengali families.
Ingredients
Many readily used kitchen spices and herbs like neem leaves, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, tulsi and pepper etc. are used in preparing kashayam.
Types
Different Kashayams are prepared for various ailments. Some of them are:
- Amruthotharam Kashayam
- Karkkidaka Kashayam
- Ginger Kashayam
- Nilavembu Kashayam
- Varadi Kashayam