Witnessed by: Ayurveda

Whey (Bos taurus), of the Bovidae (Mammalia) family. The cow; her milk soured to curd (dadhi) and the watery part separated from it; native range: the household cow of the Indian subcontinent; her milk set to curd, and the thin water drawn off it. Globally recognized as mastu, dadhi mastu in Sanskrit, and whey, curd water in English. The part used is the whey — the clear watery fraction of curd. A thin pale greenish-yellow liquid, faintly cloudy, sour with a sweet edge, souring further and separating as it stands.

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