It used to be said that buttermilk is rare for devas as well. Buttermilk has digestive properties that is why it is prescribed to have it with various medicinal herbs at the end of a meal. The herbs taken in buttermilk are digestion and have properties to prevent gas formation, which is beneficial in digesting food. Various Ayurveda scriptures have prescribed medicinal herbs to digest buttermilk and to protect from stomach illness, which primarily consist of hing, ajwain, jeera.