Ghee is Traditional system of medicine
Traditional system of medicine, evolved over the ages, had been completely looking after the healthcare of the world until the advent of allopathic system of medicine. As this system used knowledge of modern biology and chemistry, for both discovery and treatment, it found fast acceptability and now occupies significant space in the area of healthcare.
In spite of this, the contribution of the traditional system of medicine to healthcare continues to be enormous. Fats and fatty acids are the building block components of most of the lipids, which constitutes biso-membranes. They are active in providing fluidity and flexibility to the membrane and hereby assisting transportation of materials across it1 .
Fats and fatty acids have been explored in pharmaceutical research for modulation of drug release from different dosage forms. Cow Ghee is a semi-liquid form of butter without water content, lactose and other milk solids. It is prepared by gently heating butter until it becomes a clear golden liquid. Cow Ghee is light, pure and does not become rancid for a long time. Cow Ghee is sweet in taste, cold in nature and has a sweet after taste. It is considered soothing, soft, and oily.