Chukku is a well-known spice and herb that has powerful medicinal properties to provide effective treatments against many diseases. It is obtained from fresh ginger, and it is used as an effective home remedy.

Botanical Name           : Zingiber Officinalis

Tamil Name                 : சுக்கு / Chukku, Inchi

English Name              : Dried Ginger Powder

Hindi Name                 : अदरक / Adrak

Malayalam Name         : ഇഞ്ചി / Inchi, Enchi

Telugu Name               : అల్లపు చెట్టు, అల్లము, శొంటి / Allam, Allamu, Allamu chettu, Shonti

Description

Dried ginger or Chukku is one of the spices that have a unique taste and effective medicinal properties to cure many diseases. It is also used to make dishes, cakes, and added in many foods. Dried ginger is made by first washing and soaking overnight and then drying the fresh ginger out in the sun. Calcium carbonate is added to bleach the dried ginger sometimes to gives it a whitish covering. We mostly used the powdered form of Dried ginger which is easy to store having a long life of more than six months. 

Health Benefits of Chukku Podi

Obesity – Mix 50 gm of ginger powder with amla powder. Mix it with water and drink morning and evening to avoid obesity.

Headache – A paste of dried ginger can be used o cure headaches when it applied to the forehead. Dried ginger tea makes you relieved from muscle pains that are fibromyalgia symptoms, headache, vomiting.

Throat Infection – If you have a throat infection or throat pain. Apply a dried ginger paste on the throat so that it will be cured.

Indigestion & Diarrhea – Dried ginger powder boiled in one tumbler of water with milk and sugar or jaggery. Drank as a coffee to cure indigestion and diarrhea.

Stomach Pain – It also cures stomach pain and fever. Sukku powder with lemon juice taken to cure stomach problems. It also cures the ordinary and severe stomach pain.

Cold – Dry ginger powder, salt, and cloves in a well paste twice a day can relieve cold symptoms, or mix the dry ginger powder with Jaggery.

Stomach Irritation – Dry ginger powder mixed with sugar cane juice can be used in the early hours of the day to prevent stomach irritation.

Anti-Inflammatory – Dry ginger powder has anti-inflammatory properties and is beneficial for gout. Mix this powder with 2-3 tablespoons of water and bring to a boil. Drink this water to cure swollen joints and relieve pain.

Chest Pain – Combining both dry ginger powder and sugar with soft coconut water can cure chest pain in the long run.

Ginger Bath – Take 1 tablespoon of dried ginger powder and mix with an equal amount of baking soda. If you gently massage your body with this mixture during bathing, you will get rid of dirt and you will feel refreshed.

Metabolism – This dry ginger powder contains Thermogenic agents that burn fat and treat obesity. Take this powder to increase the metabolic rate of burning fat stored in the body. It is also used to reduce body fat and triglyceride levels.
 
Weight Loss – Ginger tea is the best solution to reduce unwanted fat. If you drink a cup of warm water with half a teaspoon of dried ginger powder daily, the excess weight will be reduced. This is a good natural way to lose weight.

Side Effects

There are no side effects in using this product, and you can consider the medical advice for the usage of this product during pregnancy.

Harvesting & Manufacturing Methods

All herbs are 100% naturally harvested, dried, and pulverized without the chemical interactions that assure the natural herb powders.