Gulkand  is a sweet preserve of rose petals. Gul means flower in Persian and qand means sweet in Arabic languages, respectively. Fresh Rose petals are cooked with granular sugar without water under sun light through a specific process, producing semi-solid but thick paste like Jam is known as Gulkand.

Gulkand, a general tonic of Ayurveda, is undoubtedly the most delicious Ayurvedic preparation known to mankind. It is also naturally rich in calcium and has antioxidant activity. It can be used year-round by persons of all constitutions.

Benefits and uses:

It is good for memory, eyesight, cheerfulness and it is a good blood purifier. It reduces extra heat from the body and calms the body and mind.

Gulkand has been traditionally used as a cooling tonic to combat fatigue, lethargy, muscular aches, biliousness, itching, and heat-related conditions.

For people with yellowish foul smelling sweat from armpits, there exists pitta dosha in blood. This gets corrected by Gulkand.

Gulkand is highly useful in problems like Heavy menstrual discharge, white discharge in women.

Nose-bleeding, hemorrage, vomitting of blood and excess menstrual discharge, frequent abortions etc are the indications wherein Gulkand gives excellent cooling. It also   has certain benificial effect as heart tonic. Gulkand gives cool feeling to nerves & helps reducing hyperacidity.