Goat Milk Benefits According to Ayurveda
Goat milk has many health benefits. Goats have a lean built, they do not drink much water, do a lot of physical activities and eat grass and plants that are pungent, hot and bitter in taste. These qualities of the goat gets attributed to Goat milk, according to Ayurveda. Hence goat milk has its own special importance in Ayurveda.
Goat Milk Benefits:
Goat Milk Benefits:
- Goat milk is best suited for dry and emaciated patients.
- Goat milk improves digestion.
- Goat milk is useful in respiratory disorders. Hence, for patients with respiratory diseases, it makes sense to choose goat milk over cow milk and buffalo milk.
- Goat milk is beneficial in bleeding disorders.
- For those having mild diarrhoea or who defecate more than twice a day, goat milk is beneficial.
- Goat milk does not have a very cooling effect over the body.
- Goat milk improves breast milk production.
- Among those substances that relieve emaciation, improve breast milk, blood production, absorbent (useful in IBS) and bleeding disorders, goat milk is the best. (Reference – Charaka Samhita Sutrasthana 25)
Goat milk is
Grahi – absorbent, bowel binding
Laghu – light to digest
and it is useful for persons suffering from Raktapitta (a diseases characterized by bleeding from various parts of the body), diarrhoea, Kshaya – emaciation, coughing and fever.
Ayurvedic medicines with goat milk as ingredient:
Kumkumadi tailam – Used for acne, scar, blemishes.
Maha Triphaladi Ghritham – used for the treatment of eye disorders.
Anu Thailam – Used as nasya oil.
Saraswata Ghrita – Used in treating children with neurological developmental disorders.
Somanatha rasa – Used to treat frequent urination.
In Gout, an ointment made of ghee, the powder of Godhuma – wheat and goat’s milk is prescribed. (Charaka Sutrasthana 3rd chapter)
Ayurvedic medicines with which, goat milk is advised as co-drink / diet –
Shukramatrika Bati
Bala Punarnavadi kashayam
Chandrodaya Varti – Here, the chandrodaya varthi tablet is made paste by grinding with goat milk and it is applied on the eye for the treatment of pterygium, cataract etc.
Milk, goat, fluid, with added vitamin D
Taste – Astringent , sweet
Qualities – light,
Potency – cold
After digestion taste transformation (After digestion taste transformation (Vipaka)) –
Effect on Doshas
Vata increasing – due to astringent taste, lightness, cold potency
Pitta balancing – due to astringent sweet taste, cold potency
Kapha neutral – astringent taste and lightness decreases kapha, sweetness and coldness increase kapha
32 comments
Anil
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Dr .Tarek Hamzawy
please goat buffalo and cow milk can use with oil for hair or no? if can use where i can found the reference.please send to me the pages numbers urgent please
Maah
Genetically modified goat’s milk..why is the Best Ayurvedic Doctor mentioning this causally as if it has anything to do with Ayurveda or even sanity? NO GMO’s. Ayurveda is from Lord Dhanvantari and all the herbs and medicines of nature are His excellent gift to us. W haven’t got to start crossing genes from one creature into another to improve His work, if we are ignorant of how to deal with a disease condition according to His ways, we need more study and
prayer.
Dr J V Hebbar MD(Ayu)Author
Dear Maah Ji,
Thanks for pointing out and sorry for mentioning it. I have removed that research article reference.
Between, naming my facebook page as “Best Ayurveda Doctor” was another mistake, which, facebook is not allowing me to correct. I am not claiming that I am one, but surely am trying my best to become one. 🙂
tiphaine
I love your humility, your state of mind and all the informations you share with us, thanks ????
Dr J V Hebbar MD(Ayu)Author
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Maah
Thank you for the information about goat’s milk.
chandrakant.b.undale.
very informative and useful for health point of view ————— thank u doctor.
rahul
Hi,
my daughter is 3 years and has very dry skin,just like me(may be genetic).This may be mild ichthyosis condition.This condition is only in winters when the weather is dry.Is there any treatment or regular oil/cream regimen in ayurveda.
Regards
Dr J V Hebbar MD(Ayu)Author
Please try here – http://vayal.in/
Dr J V Hebbar MD(Ayu)Author
You can go for market available goat milk.
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Dr J V Hebbar MD(Ayu)Author
Hi, interesting. Do you supply all through India or only certain cities?
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Peter
I try to give my kid goat milk when he has cold and cough as I want to avoid cow milk during this time. He does not like goat milk. So is it ok mix little fresh cow milk with powdered or fresh goat milk and give it to him?. I just want to disguise the taste. Are there any disadvantages of doing so?
Dr J V Hebbar MD(Ayu)Author
Usually goat milk and cow milk are not mixed. Why not add a little sugar?
Rajeev Gupta
Hello sir I am Rajeev Gupta from Agra (UP)
I want to say that where is goat milk is used
in INDIA what are benefits for this
please give your contact no.
Dr J V Hebbar MD(Ayu)Author
I am not sure.
Priya
Thanks doctor for the very useful article with extensive coverage on goat milk benefits.
Which breed of indian goat has more medicinal values? We are planning to buy a goat for giving milk to my son as he gets cold and chest congestion often.
We are planning to buy either Jamunapari or Malabari goat. Which will have more benefits?
I live in Kerala. Is there any difference in taking regional breed than others?
Dr J V Hebbar MD(Ayu)Author
Hi, there is a rule in Ayurveda, be it fruits, vegetables or animals, local breeds are always better than breeds from other areas.
Bhuvan sharma
Namaste!!
Sir, Can you please tell the health benefits of ghee (clarified butter) made from goat’s milk. How it’s properties will differ from cow ghee. Will it be good for blood pressure,
Many Thanks!
Bhuvan sharma
Dr J V Hebbar MD(Ayu)Author
Hi, it is easier to digest and is slightly inferior to cow ghee in qualities.
Sunny
Does goat milk has drying quality or unctuous? If somebody has Pitta imbalance, is it okay to drink goat milk? In order to boil goat milk, what kind of spices you recommend to use in order to make it more digestible?
Thanks
Dr J V Hebbar MD(Ayu)Author
Goat milk is not drying. Fine to take in Pitta imbalance.
Cumin / ginger.
Arijit Saha
Anybody looking for Free Grazed Goat Milk in Delhi/NCR can contact me at jarijit@gmail.com, I would love to supply the requirement. All our goats are the free roaming which graze on the flora of the Aravali Mountains. These goats have an amazing ability to internally flavour their milk differently, according to the changes in the seasons and grazing patterns.
V.NAGARAJAN
IS GOAT MILK OPT MEDICINE FOR REMOTAIOD AUTHARIEST
Dr J V Hebbar MD(Ayu)Author
Yes
Megha
Sir could you tell that, is donkey milk beneficial for children?
Dr J V Hebbar MD(Ayu)Author
Yes
chinmaya
which is more beneficial: raw goat milk or boiled cooled goat mik?
Dr J V Hebbar MD(Ayu)Author
Boiled and cooled.