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conut and water. When suitably mixed and used as an organic fer-
tilizer for crops, it has demonstrated very positive effects such as
increased yield, better root and leaf development.

The individual ingredients of panchagavya also have their benefi-
cial effects. Milk, ghee and yogurt provide all the nutrition neces-
sary for maintaining health and vitality for human beings. Bhaktive-
danta Swami Prabhupada has explained the physical and spiritual
benefits of pure cow milk in traditional Vedic society.

“The Vedic civilization, the brahmanas, they used to live in the for-
est, and the king would offer them some cows. So they will draw
some milk. And in the forest there are fruits, so they will eat fruits
and milk. And if the disciples go to the village, beg some food
grain, then sometimes they cook some food grains. Otherwise the
brahmanas used to live in the forest, drink milk and take fruit. That
is sufficient. There was no need of jumping here and there. Any-
where you keep cows. And what cows to maintain? No expendi-
ture. The fruits? The skin thrown away, and the cow will eat. And
in exchange it will give you nice foodstuff, milk. Or it will eat in the
grazing ground, some grass. So there is no expenditure of keeping
cows, but you get the best food in the world. The proof is that the
child born simply can live on milk. That is the proof. So anyone
can live only on milk. If you have got the opportunity to drink one
pound milk maximum, not very much -- half-pound is sufficient;
suppose one pound -- then you don't require any other foodstuff.
Only this cow's milk will help you. It is so nice. And it gives very
nice brain, not pig's brain. So it is so important thing. Other..., why
Krsna says go-raksya (protect cows)? He did not say that "pig-
raksya." No. "Dog-raksya." No. Now they are interested in dog-
raksya instead of cow-raksya. This is the civilization. They'll spend
millions of dollars for dog, not for cow.” (Lecture SB
6.1.21 Honolulu, May 21, 1976)

The following list are some of ghee’s beneficial qualities: Ghee has
a high smoke point (250 °C or 482 °F), one can cook and fry with
ghee and it will not break down into free radicals like many other
oils, it does not spoil easily because of its minimal content of wa-
ter, it is not likely to affect people with a dairy or casein intolerance
if opne drinks type A-2 milk, ghee is rich in the oil soluble vita-

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