BITTER GOURD
The bitter the better
( It may not be tempting but it's packed with nutrients and health benefits.
Make bitter gourd your ticket to holistic health )
If its appearance and taste put you off, you are missing out on one of nature's most bountiful gifts. A common vegetable cultivated extensively all over India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, China and the Caribbean, bitter gourd or Karela, in Hindi, is best characterised by its bitter taste. But there is more to this veggie than taste. It enhances your digestion, your metabolism, your circulation, your immunity, your robustness....
Health Benefits : Bitter gourd is full of essential minerals like calcium, phosphorous, iron, potassium and vitamins like A, B1, B2 and C. Its regular use helps avert complications like hypertension, eye disorders, neuritis and defective metabolism of carbohydrates.
It is excellent for curing cough and purifying blood. Including bitter gourd in your daily diet cures you of disorders like oils,scabies,itching, psoriasis, ringworm and fungal diseases. It enhances digestion and stimulates the liver. It has antidotal properties. It neutralises the effect of poison.
It is also useful in liver damage due to alcoholism. Because of its antipyretic properties, bitter gourd reduces fevers. A great laxative,bitter gourd helps fight constipation. It contains "plant insulin", which has been found to be highly beneficial in lowering blood and urine levels. It increases the body's resistance against infection.
Bothered by haemorrhoids ? Mixing 3 tsp juice of fresh leaves of bitter gourd in a glass of milk helps cure piles if taken for a month. you can also apply a paste of its roots over piles for quicker healing.
The bitter the better
( It may not be tempting but it's packed with nutrients and health benefits.
Make bitter gourd your ticket to holistic health )
If its appearance and taste put you off, you are missing out on one of nature's most bountiful gifts. A common vegetable cultivated extensively all over India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, China and the Caribbean, bitter gourd or Karela, in Hindi, is best characterised by its bitter taste. But there is more to this veggie than taste. It enhances your digestion, your metabolism, your circulation, your immunity, your robustness....
Health Benefits : Bitter gourd is full of essential minerals like calcium, phosphorous, iron, potassium and vitamins like A, B1, B2 and C. Its regular use helps avert complications like hypertension, eye disorders, neuritis and defective metabolism of carbohydrates.
It is excellent for curing cough and purifying blood. Including bitter gourd in your daily diet cures you of disorders like oils,scabies,itching, psoriasis, ringworm and fungal diseases. It enhances digestion and stimulates the liver. It has antidotal properties. It neutralises the effect of poison.
It is also useful in liver damage due to alcoholism. Because of its antipyretic properties, bitter gourd reduces fevers. A great laxative,bitter gourd helps fight constipation. It contains "plant insulin", which has been found to be highly beneficial in lowering blood and urine levels. It increases the body's resistance against infection.
Bothered by haemorrhoids ? Mixing 3 tsp juice of fresh leaves of bitter gourd in a glass of milk helps cure piles if taken for a month. you can also apply a paste of its roots over piles for quicker healing.
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