• Gulab (Rose) petals
• Sugar

both in equal quantities

• This is similar to a jam.
• Just take the Rose Petals and wash them off thoroughly.
• Add equal amount of sugar by weight in the petals.
• Mix it well.
• Put it in a clean glass bottle and put it in the sun for 10 days.
• It is ready for use and can be preserved for years.
• The real taste comes after a month or so and its medicinal properties become better.

Have it every morning with a cup of milk or a teaspoon of it with paan.;

Gulkand has many healing powers (Uses of Gulkand )

• Gulkand is traditionally used as a cooling tonic to combat fatigue, lethargy, muscular aches, biliousness, itching, and heat-related conditions. Nose-bleeding, hemorrage, vomitting of blood and or bitter-sour pitta, excess menstrual discharge, frequent abortions etc are the indications wherein Gulkand gives excellent cooling.
• Gulkand gives cool feeling to nerves and commonly used in acidity
• It reduces constipation and strengthens all elements of the body, as per Charak Sanhita. Gulkand also helps reducing hyperacidity. The heat in the Gastro canal, duodenum is removed by Gulkand. In swelling and ulcer of intestines, the acidity shows up in blackish blemishes on forehead, face, blackish circles around eyes, loss of hair etc. Ayurveda describes rose as "Vrishya" meaning strengthening the semen. When semen has less sperms or sperms are getting weakened due to vaginal acidity, such couples will get benefits due to Gulkand.
• Gulkand is widely used in Pan, Shakes, Sweets, Ice-cream, Confectionary etc.