Stunning Copper Measuring Cups

The ancient societies didn’t know extensively about bacteria and other harmful micro-organisms, yet, Copper has found its way in nearly all the ancient medical texts. The benefits and various uses of copper have been recorded diligently in ancient texts from all over the world.

Ancient Ayurvedic texts claim that drinking water from a copper vessel cures the three doshas of the body namely, Vata, Pitha, & Kapha by positively charging the water. Water stored in a copper vessel for 6-8 eight hours was known as Tamra Jal.

The practise of throwing coins in lakes and landlocked water bodies also find its way back to the time when the mode of currency was copper. Ancient Indians threw copper coins in landlocked water bodies to keep them clean and pure, allowing them to support aquatic life. The practice today has distorted, with people blindly throwing coins made of several other metals into such water bodies, without ever truly understanding the deep science behind cultivating such a practice.

In fact, old houses in western countries, including America have copper pipes to this date, it was believed that a glass of tap water then was enough to keep a person healthy. Temples like Rameshwaram, still store Ganga water in large copper vessels ensuring that the water is purified before it is offered to Lord Shiva. Our practices, however, don’t end there, most Indian households have small copper vessels, they use for their daily pooja as well as preparing tulsi-water which is believed to be pure and energising.