Black salt is popularly known in India as ‘kala namak’ or ‘sanchal’ this is a type of volcanic rock salt. Black salt is supposed to be a cooling spice and is specially recommended as a treatment to symptoms such as digestive issues, low energy, too much or dried mucous (congestion), osteoporosis and other issues which could be connected to a lack of good usable organic sodium.
Health Benefits
Blood Pressure: black salt helps in regulating the blood pressure because it’s believed to be lower in sodium content compared to regular table salt.
Intestinal Gas: black salt is immensely helpful in treating gastric problem and can be consumed by roasting the salt in a copper vessel until the colour change and mixing the salt with warm water.
Purifier: black salt can be used as a purifier and a digestive aid. Laxative made of lemons, ginger and black salt is very effective for the digestive tract.
Constipation: Black Salt works as an aid in reversing constipation and allowing person to eliminate gas. It also works as a stool softener in constipation.
Joint Pains: Black salt is very beneficial for treating the pains caused by arthritis and paralysis.
Anaemia: black salt is highly rich in a number of minerals, which are beneficial anaemia.
Inflammation: black salt with water is also used to heal topical inflammation and infections.
Immune system: Black salt helps build up a strong immune system naturally.
Acidity: black salt has an alkalizing effect on the body, it can help to prevent and reverse high levels of acidity.
Weight Loss: black salt can help in losing weight also by creating digestive juices so that the foods one eats are digested faster.
Respiration:black salt is effective in reducing inflammation in the respiratory system. With its use the production of phlegm is slowed down and thus breathing becomes easier. Sprinkling Rock salt on the tongue helps in breathing.
Cholesterol:black salt reduces high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and helps to regulate an irregular heartbeat. Thus it very beneficial to inhibit atherosclerosis, heart attacks and strokes.
Diabetes: black salt helps to reduce the necessity for insulin by helping to maintain proper sugar levels in the body.
Osteoporosis: black salt immensely helps in Osteoporosis as it supplies a good amount of sodium to the body. When the body lacks salt and water it begins to draw the sodium from the bones, which eventually can lead to osteoporosis. Thus sodium water helps to maintain the bones strong
Muscle Spasms and Cramps: black salt contains a good amount of Potassium that is essential for helping the muscles to function properly. it also helps the body to absorb it better as compared to other foods. Thus it is very effective in helping to prevent muscle pains, spasms and cramps.
Depression: Rock salt also has shown to be effective in treating various types of depression as it helps to preserve two essential hormones in the body serotonin and melatonin. These two hormones help a person to feel good, relax, and sleep better at night and to deal better with depression.
Digestion: black salt is considered an aid to digestion in Ayurveda it helps to balance the digestion well when taken with ajwain and lemon juice.
Health Benefits
Blood Pressure: black salt helps in regulating the blood pressure because it’s believed to be lower in sodium content compared to regular table salt.
Intestinal Gas: black salt is immensely helpful in treating gastric problem and can be consumed by roasting the salt in a copper vessel until the colour change and mixing the salt with warm water.
Purifier: black salt can be used as a purifier and a digestive aid. Laxative made of lemons, ginger and black salt is very effective for the digestive tract.
Constipation: Black Salt works as an aid in reversing constipation and allowing person to eliminate gas. It also works as a stool softener in constipation.
Joint Pains: Black salt is very beneficial for treating the pains caused by arthritis and paralysis.
Anaemia: black salt is highly rich in a number of minerals, which are beneficial anaemia.
Inflammation: black salt with water is also used to heal topical inflammation and infections.
Immune system: Black salt helps build up a strong immune system naturally.
Acidity: black salt has an alkalizing effect on the body, it can help to prevent and reverse high levels of acidity.
Weight Loss: black salt can help in losing weight also by creating digestive juices so that the foods one eats are digested faster.
Respiration:black salt is effective in reducing inflammation in the respiratory system. With its use the production of phlegm is slowed down and thus breathing becomes easier. Sprinkling Rock salt on the tongue helps in breathing.
Cholesterol:black salt reduces high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and helps to regulate an irregular heartbeat. Thus it very beneficial to inhibit atherosclerosis, heart attacks and strokes.
Diabetes: black salt helps to reduce the necessity for insulin by helping to maintain proper sugar levels in the body.
Osteoporosis: black salt immensely helps in Osteoporosis as it supplies a good amount of sodium to the body. When the body lacks salt and water it begins to draw the sodium from the bones, which eventually can lead to osteoporosis. Thus sodium water helps to maintain the bones strong
Muscle Spasms and Cramps: black salt contains a good amount of Potassium that is essential for helping the muscles to function properly. it also helps the body to absorb it better as compared to other foods. Thus it is very effective in helping to prevent muscle pains, spasms and cramps.
Depression: Rock salt also has shown to be effective in treating various types of depression as it helps to preserve two essential hormones in the body serotonin and melatonin. These two hormones help a person to feel good, relax, and sleep better at night and to deal better with depression.
Digestion: black salt is considered an aid to digestion in Ayurveda it helps to balance the digestion well when taken with ajwain and lemon juice.