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Dry-GingerPowder :
- Ginger or Inji in Tamil is a rhizome. It is one of the spice which is widely used in Indian cooking. Ginger when dried is called as sukku inTamil. Ginger itself being of medicinal uses, Dry ginger(sukku) has its ownunique medicinal uses.
Sukku Pathu forheadache :
- This paste is applied on forehead to cure headache due to cold or sinus. This may sting for few seconds. This method is called sukkupathu. Sukku pathu will help in absorbing excess water on theforehead due to cold. If there is no possibility of rubbing sukku, then sukkupowder can be used instead.
Sukku forarthiritis :
- The abovemethod can be applied for pain due to arthritis.
For Indigestion :
- If people are suffering frombloating or from indigestion, then a pinch of sukku powder is added withbuttermilk and consumed. This gives a better relief and improves digestion.
- Sukku powder is added to milk and consumed to cure urinary infections.
- Sukku added with Lime juice when consumed is said to be a remedy for pitham.
- Sukku when chewed with vetrilai is said to cure all gastric problems.
- Curd rice with a pinch of sukku powder are consumed to cure stomach ulcer.