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Kaitha Buknu Powder — The Ayurvedic Digestive Churna of Banda
A traditional Bundelkhandi churna · hand-blended in small batches
₹ 269
- A traditional Ayurvedic churna — wood apple powder blended with carom, cumin, ginger, hing, and other digestive spices
- Hand-blended in small batches in Banda, Uttar Pradesh
- 100% natural ingredients — no preservatives, no fillers
- A pinch after a meal — that's all it takes
- Earthy, savoury, faintly tangy — like a digestive masala
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The story of Buknu
Buknu (also buknoo) is what Bundelkhand calls its post-meal digestive churna. Every region of India has its own version — Maharashtra has its churna, Gujarat has its mukhwas, Delhi has its Hajmola. Bundelkhand has buknu.
What makes ours specifically Bundelkhandi is the base: wood apple. Most Indian digestive churnas use amla or triphala or trikatu as their backbone. Ours uses kaitha — the same wood apple our grandmothers reached for to settle a stomach. Around that, we blend the spices that have been part of every Indian kitchen for as long as Indian kitchens have existed: ajwain, jeera, sonth, hing, kala namak, and a few more.
The result is a powder you keep in a small jar near the kitchen table. After a heavy meal — a wedding feast, a Sunday lunch, a meal that went on too long — you take a pinch. That's the whole product.
What's inside, what's not
A multi-ingredient blend — honestly listed in descending order by weight.
What's inside (per FSSAI labelling)
- Wood apple pulp powder (~45%)
- Black salt (~12%)
- Roasted cumin powder (~10%)
- Carom seeds powder (~9%)
- Dry ginger powder (~7%)
- Tamarind powder (~5%)
- Rock salt (~4%)
- Long pepper powder (~3%)
- Black pepper powder (~3%)
- Asafoetida (~2%)
Allergen note: Asafoetida (hing) used in this product may contain wheat as a stabiliser. If you have wheat or gluten sensitivity, please contact us at info@rmkaavfoods.com to confirm the current batch's hing source before ordering.
What's NOT inside
- No preservatives
- No artificial colours or flavours
- No added sugar
- No chemical anti-caking agents
- No flavour enhancers (no MSG)
Ingredient list shown is provisional — based on a typical Bundelkhandi buknu blend. The actual percentages on this page will be updated to match our real recipe before the website launches.
How Buknu has traditionally been used
A post-meal churna, made the way Bundelkhand has made it for generations.
Made for after a meal
Buknu is a post-meal churna — traditionally taken after eating, when digestion needs a gentle nudge.
A blend of carminative spices
Ajwain, jeera, ginger, and hing have all been used in Indian kitchens for generations to support digestion.
Wood apple at the centre
Unlike most churnas, this one uses kaitha as the base — a fruit traditionally associated with digestive support in Bundelkhand.
Hand-blended, small batch
Made in our Banda kitchen, not in a factory. Every jar is mixed by hand.
Kaitha Buknu Powder is a traditional food product / Ayurvedic churna. It is not a licensed Ayurvedic medicine and not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Traditional uses described have not been evaluated by FSSAI or AYUSH for medicinal claims. Some ingredients (such as black pepper, long pepper, dry ginger) may interact with certain medications. Consult your doctor before regular use, especially if pregnant, nursing, on medication, or managing a medical condition.
Three ways to use Buknu Powder
01
The classic post-meal pinch
Take ¼ to ½ tsp of Buknu Powder directly on the tongue with a sip of warm water, after lunch or dinner. The traditional Bundelkhandi way.
02
Sprinkled on food
A small pinch over cooked dal, sabzi, or curd at meal-time. Adds a savoury digestive note that pairs with most Indian food.
03
Warm-water sip after a heavy meal
½ tsp Buknu Powder + 1 small cup warm water, stirred and sipped slowly. Particularly helpful after a wedding feast, a long Sunday lunch, or any meal that ran too long.
Where it comes from
The wood apple base for our Buknu comes from the same farms as our Kaitha Powder and Kaitha Guda — Banda district, family orchards. The spices are sourced from trusted suppliers in and around Banda where possible, and from quality wholesalers elsewhere when local supply isn't available. We grind and blend everything in our own kitchen, in small batches.
Common questions
Kaitha Powder is 100% pure wood apple, single ingredient. Kaitha Buknu Powder is a blend — wood apple is the base, but it's combined with traditional digestive spices like cumin, ajwain, ginger, hing, and black salt. Buknu is for after meals; Kaitha Powder can be used in drinks, chutneys, or recipes.
No. Buknu Powder is a traditional food / Ayurvedic churna, not a licensed medicine. It does not require a prescription and is not intended to treat any specific condition. It is meant as a digestive food, taken in small quantities after meals.
Traditionally taken as needed — primarily after meals, especially heavy ones. A small pinch is enough; more is not better. As with any food containing strong spices like black pepper or long pepper, please consult your doctor if you take regular medication or have any medical condition.
The asafoetida (hing) used in many traditional Indian buknu blends is processed with wheat flour as a stabiliser — meaning the final blend may contain trace wheat. If you have wheat or gluten sensitivity, write to us at info@rmkaavfoods.com to confirm the current batch's specific hing source.
Buknu blends typically contain warming spices (like dry ginger, long pepper, black pepper) and small amounts of asafoetida — some of which are traditionally avoided in early pregnancy. Please consult your doctor before use during pregnancy or while nursing.
Indian families have given very small amounts of mild churnas to older children for generations. We don't recommend it for very young children (under 6) without consulting a doctor — the spice blend is potent.
Earthy and savoury — somewhere between a chaat masala and a pickle. The wood apple gives it a tangy depth; the spices give it warmth. Not sweet.
With ¼ tsp per meal, easily 1–2 months for a single user.
