Absorption of Cow Ghee
Cow ghee is oil that can bond with lipid-soluble nutrients and herbs to penetrate the lipid-based cell walls of the body. Thus, it increases the potency of certain herbs by carrying the active components to the interior of the cells, which helps to increase Marrow, Semen & Ojas (Immunity). It is also used as a carrier of nutrients to be absorbed across the cell membrane.
The potency and efficiency of a drug is usually dependent on its
Ionization,
Solubility in body fluids ,
Blood flow changes on administration
Sometimes a water based drug will not be able to diffuse properly in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or other body parts. However, with Cow ghee as a solvent, an Ayurvedic formulation would reach the targeted areas with more efficiently. Cow Ghee based medicines are digested and absorbed more easily.
The antioxidant properties of ghee help prevent damage of nervous and brain tissues besides retarding the progress of degenerative diseases. The cholesterol problem does not raise its ugly head in the administration of ghee as it is found that absorption of Cow ghee increases only the ‘good’ (HDL) and not the ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL) level.
This is because Cow ghee is capable of increasing the range of vitamins soluble in fat, like Vitamin E and thereby prevents the oxidation of LDL. Due to this there is no conceivable change in the lipid profile. All this leads to higher chances of prevention of atherosclerosis, stroke or heart attack.