Try this 4-ingredient recipe for immunity during rainy season

"This recipe works well for almost everyone," Dr Dixa Bhavsar Savaliya, an Ayurveda expert, said

This monsoon, try this healthy concoction (Source: Getty Images/Thinkstock)

During monsoons, our immunity gets affected due to various factors. The increased humidity and moisture create a favourable environment for the growth of bacteria, viruses, and fungi, leading to an increased risk of infections. Additionally, sudden temperature fluctuations and inadequate sunlight exposure can weaken the immune system, making individuals more susceptible to illnesses. As such, it becomes crucial to nourish your body with immunity-boosting foods and drinks during the rainy season.

Dr Dixa Bhavsar Savaliya, an Ayurveda expert, took to Instagram to share one such 4-ingredient recipe that can help improve your immunity and make you stay away from diseases associated with rain, including poor appetite, indigestion, bloating, cough, cold, throat issues, sneezing, fever, etc. “It also helps you improve your immunity, digestion and keeps you away from bloating and gastric issues,” she wrote.

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Here’s you can prepare this concoction:

Ingredients

*Water
*Tulsi leaves
*Coriander seeds
*Mint leaves
*Ginger
*Cardamom

Method

*Take one litre of water in a pan.
*Add 5-7 Tulsi leaves, 1 tsp coriander seeds, 7-10 mint leaves, and 1 inch of ginger to it. “For people with pitta issues, add 1 cardamom)
*Let the mixture boil for five minutes.
*Sip on it throughout the day or just 1 glass of it first thing in the morning.

“This recipe works well for almost everyone as it contains tulsi and ginger which are hot and mint and coriander that are cool (and instead of being cool, they help in improving metabolism and immunity),” Dr Savaliya wrote.

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According to Prof Dr Jagannath Pandey, BAMS, Ayurvedacharya, PhD (Ayurveda), this drink is an immune-booster decoction that can be taken like herbal tea and is good for health, especially in the rainy season.

“Tulsi is antiviral and along with ginger and mint, it is good to manage common cold, throat infections, and cough. These are also good sources of antioxidants. The combination of these four may protect skin from fungal infections in monsoon season and also good for digestion and managing blood sugar levels,” he told indianexpress.com.

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