Adding horsegram to the soup is good forcold and cough. Wash the leaves well before grinding. The leaves are very effective in neutralizing excess heat,relieves from sore throat, cough and cold and also gas trapped in body
Also refer Thuthuvalai Soup recipe for the ingredients required for soup consistency. Wash the leaf well before using,also check down for any insects below
Thuthuvalai Rasam. This leaves are found to have wide medicinal effect forcold and cough. For infants/babies, you can just add in hot water for steam/vapor inhalation during congestion