mandua bajre ke parivar ka ek sadasya hai. iske dane rai ke rang ke ya fir kale rang ke hote hain. iska ata kale rang ka hota hai. yah anaj afrika men prakritik rup se ugta hai. bharat men iska agaman karib 3000 varsh pahle hua tha. yah bharat ke har rajya men ugaya jata hai. himalay men bhi isko karib 7000 fut ki unchai par ugaya jata hai. mandua ko lanbe samay tak bina kharab hue rakh sakte hain. is par kiron aur fafundi adi ka asar nahin hota hai. kisanon ke lie yah anaj khasakar upyogi hai. visheshakar tab jab anya anajon ki kami ho ya akal pare. us samay yah bahut bahmulya ahar ban jata hai. mandua ko ugane ke lie n to bahut upjau jamin ki jarurat hai
aur n hi adhik pani ki. jab se hamare desh ke kisanon evan anya logon ne mandua ko ugana kam kar diya hai aur rojana ke bhojan men iska upyog karna band kar diya hai, tab se deshvasi iski bhari kimat chuka rahe hanai. bhojan men ise prayog karne ke faydon se bharat ke uttari bhagon men paharon ke bare-burhe parichit hain. desh ke buddhijivi, chikitsak, vaidya, hakim is anaj ke gunon se anbhigya hain. mandua ko 6 mah ke shishu, barhte hue bachche, chatra evan chatraen, garbhavati mahilaen aur rogon se pirit vyakti aur 100 varsh ke budhe sabhi niyamit prayog kar sakte hain. mandua ke labh mandua ko khane se manav ko nimn rogon men labh hota hai:
- ismen karboj jatil kism ke hote hanai jinka pachan amashay evan ant men dhire-dhire hota hai. yah khubi madhumeh (kpanimjmeddh ke rogiyon ki rakt sharkara (thasavavak ainhantaddh samanya karti hai.
- iske sevan se rakt men hanikarak charbi ;bivsmejmtvsae jtapahasalabamatapakame sksddh kam aur achchi charbi ;bhksddh barh jati hai. is khubi ke karan mandua hriday rog, adhik raktachap ke rogiyon ke lie bhi labhdayak hai.
- keval is anaj men kailsiyam aur fasforas ka uchit anupat 2ah1 hai jo ki barhte hue bachchon ke vikas aur kamjor asthiyon ;vejmvchvtvepeddh ki bimari jo ki dinon-din barhti hi ja rahi hai se bachav ke lie bahut labhkari hai.
- ismen anya anajon, chaval, gehun, bajra, jvar, adi se adhik faibar (resha) 3-6 gram prati 100 gram paya jata hai. yah resha hamare sharir men kolestrol ki matra ko simit karne aur samanya mal nishkasan ke lie atyant jaruri hai.
yah khubi bavasir, ;chpasameddhae nasur ;.dans thpeenatamaddh jaise rogon se bachati hai.
- mandua khane se amashay men alsar nahin banta, kyonki yah ek kshariya anaj hai.
- mandua men ayodin paya jata hai. mandua ke vyanjan alg-alag pradeshon men alg-alag prakar se banaye jate hanai jaise- roti, dosa, muddo sanbhar ke sath, mandua aur gehun dosa, safed til, gur dalakar idli ki tarah bhap dvara pakakar desi ghi ke sath ilaychi aur bhune hue kaju ke sath khaya jata hai. gur aur meva dalakar iske laddu bhi khaye jate hain.
iska halva bhi banaya jata hai. mandua ko idli ki tarah bhap se pakakar dahi ke sath khaen. mandua men kailsiyam ki matra chaval se 34 guna gehun se 9 guna maide ki dabal roti se 16 guna