Garden Cress Seeds-Benefits-Uses: (Aliv seeds)

Garden cress seeds or aliv seeds or asariyo: are the different name, is a seeds which is like mustard seeds, also the taste of aliv seeds are tangy in taste and in aroma, pepper like.

Garden cress is also known as; garden pepper cress, pepper grass, pepper-wort, poor man’s pepper, asaliyu, halim seeds etc.

The fresh leaves of this plant have been used for salads. Leaves are also used as garnishing, as its taste is tangy and like mustard leaves.

The Sanskrit name of garden cress seeds is ‘chandrassura’, literal meaning of this word is; which make people happy, and give strength, immunity and nutrition.

The seeds of garden cress are small, smooth, oval-shape, pointed and triangular in shape. The seeds are reddish-brown in colour.

In India from many centuries this seeds are used for medicinal purpose: especially as tribal pain-killer, post pregnancy, and for increase lactation.

From recent years this ancient medicinal seeds attract attention because of it’s highly richer nutrient content like;

Garden cress seeds are lactation enhancer; when consume post pregnancy. Ayurveda recognises aliv or garden cress seeds as an important part of the post-par tam diet.

The other micro nutrient in the aliv is folic acid, and minerals like iron and calcium.

Uses & Health Benefits of Garden Cress Seeds

• Local application of aliv seeds paste is used for pain relief in condition like backache, lumbar spondolitis, and other painful conditions.
• In India from many centuries people used its paste for relive pain of knee-joint and gout like condition in small joints,
• Due to its beneficial effect in digestive system also used as for bloating and gas.
• Garden cress is also used to remove excess mucus from the body; so it’s also used in patients who have various respiratory issues.
• Garden cress seed is helpful in women health especially menstruation related problems like amenorrhoea, irregular menstruation, and also in painful menstruation.

Especially in complain of PCOS OR PCOD; this seed are also useful post-pregnancy. It also used to improve breast feeding. It also helps to provide strength post pregnancy and help in purifying the uterus post pregnancy.

• Loss of hair is the most common issues now a day’s faces by many of women due to hormonal fluctuation, either post pregnancy, or lactation or menopause, garden cress seeds are best answer to all. The phytonutrient, iron, calcium, amino acids in garden cress seeds help to prevent the hair loss, thinning of hair or split ends, etc. This also helps to retain both the density and lustre of the hair.
• Garden cress seeds also have vitamins A & E, and nutrient sulforaphane, which provide skin an even tone, and get rids of patches and naturally brightens the skin.
• Garden cress is rich source of iron, calcium and folic acid. Including vitamin A & C.
• The oil of garden cress seeds are high in polyunsaturated fatty acids, antioxidants and alpha-linolenic acid; so it’s also used to improve skin tone and beautiful skin.
• These seeds are also contains vitamins A & E, along with it also have sulforaphane, which provides the skin even tone, rids of patches and give naturally brightens the skin.
• Garden cress seeds are rich in BITC or benzyl isothicynate, which used as a chemo protective agent, and help to protect healthy cells from the toxic effect of anti-cancerous drugs.
• Garden cress seeds rich in oestrogen properties and micro-nutrients, and cancer protecting abilities, lead a good, healthy life and well-being.
• Traditionally, these seeds are soak in coconut water and then cook them with grated coconut and ghee and jaggery; roll them to make ladoo. These ladoo are containing so much power and have highly nutritive.
• Aliv is a rich source of essential fatty acid like linoleic and arachidic, and when these powerful seeds are mixed with coconut and ghee; is the perfect ratio of omega 3, 6, 9.

How to Eat Garden Cress Seeds (aliv seeds)

• Aliv Sprouts (garden cress seeds sprouts)

Eat garden cress, as sprout for skin-brightening purpose. The green leaves f garden cress is seen everywhere now a days, as topping in pizza, or for garnishing on sandwiches, as most nutritive form.

• Aliv Seeds

In India most of the region eat garden cress in seeds form, soak the seeds overnight and then make ladoo or kheer from them; and eat them for strength, for good looks, for fertility, for curing anaemia, for weak stomach.

This one is good for all ages, all genders all classes.

• Aliv Oil (garden cress seeds oil)

Garden cress seeds oil is similar to mustard oil in its smell. It could use as seasoning and even for external application especially for cracked lips.

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