Properties and Uses
When cooked with garbanzo or black beans, baking soda makes them lighter and facilitates the cooking process. It is also an antacid.
A pinchful with one cup of warm water and the juice of one-half lemon relieves acidity, gas and indigestion. Half a cup of baking soda in the bath helps circulation and makes the skin soft.
Baking soda relieves skin infections, hives and rash and maintains the health and hygiene of the skin.
Source: Ayurveda: The Science of Self-Healing, Chapter XIII: Kitchen Pharmacy (Medicinals)
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