Description
Month: Chithirai (April–May)
- Category: Digestion
- Zodiac Sign: Aries
- Vegetable: White Pumpkin
- Nutrient: Vitamin B1
- Element: Fire
- Imbalance: Vata
- Gender: Male
- Season: Summer
- Quality: Courage
- Time: 10 AM to 12 PM
- Event: Satyanarayan Puja
- Knowledge: Purushottama Sanga Yuga
The white pumpkin, although a commonly available vegetable, is extraordinary in its properties. Whether it’s a month or a year, it retains its state without losing its moisture content, thanks to its impressive ability to store water. This vegetable challenges memory loss by providing essential salt that helps nerves transmit signals efficiently. Nerve function requires this salt, and when it’s deficient, humans may experience delayed responses in comprehension, hearing, or sight.
Throughout Indian history, the white pumpkin has been recommended as an ideal food for intellectuals, scholars, scientists, and spiritual seekers. Even in modern practice, it is recognized as a food that supports brain health.
Just as the sun ‘cooks’ food, there’s no harm in nature’s way of preparation. For example, chewing four drumstick pods thoroughly can help relieve gas, but frying them can actually cause it. The issue is not with nature or its creations but with our perception and cooking methods. When we overcook food, we alter its natural properties, leading to adverse effects on our health, such as body acidity.
Unlike humans, animals don’t produce foul odors through sweat or waste. This contrast shows the impact of how we cook our food. Drinking juice made from 100g of white pumpkin along with its skin and seeds, possibly mixed with amla or mint, can help balance this acidity.
When our bodies become too acidic, we often crave alkaline foods, and this can lead to symptoms like headaches or shortness of breath. Misunderstanding these signs, we continue to consume more acidic foods, further harming our bodies. This eventually leads to chronic illnesses, which we now commonly refer to as cancer.
The solution? Embrace green vegetables, which foster knowledge and health. While people may fear that eating raw food will bring harm, in reality, this is a misconception.
