Health Benefits of Okra

Okra, is also  called bean ....is a slim  vegetable  commonly available in the market. Other delicious recipes to eat okra is fried, also very tasty mixed into fish curry.  However, not many are aware of the nutritional value. Actually okra seeds can be used as an alternative to coffee. Good for those who want to avoid caffeine in coffee. The leaves can be eaten as a vegetable. Okra is also good for brain function. It can increase the memory and brain fitness. 

Okra use:

Take seeds, roots and flowers and Boiled. The broth can be a drug taken orally as follows: 

• Urination

• Can relieve swelling and inflammation

• Alleviate the difficult labor (made slide)

• Cure gonorrhea

• Cure syphilis

• When mixed with sugar, syrup can be used as a cough and sore throat remedy.

• To cure boils and sores, can use the cooking water to sweep at the appropriate place

Besides being low in calories it is aplenty with vitamins of the category A, Thiamin, B6, C, folic acid, riboflavin, calcium, zinc and dietary fiber. Eating okra is much recommended for pregnant woman besides other for it is rich in folic acid which is essential in the neural tube formation of the fetus during 4-12 weeks of gestation period in the mother's womb.

• The mucilage and fiber found in okra helps adjust blood sugar by regulating its absorption in the small intestine.

• The fiber of okra has many superior qualities in maintaining the health of the gastro-intestinal tract.

• It helps reabsorb water and traps excess cholesterol, metabolic toxins and surplus bile in its mucilage and slips it out through the stool. Due to greater percentage of water in the bulk it thereby prevents constipation, gas and bloating in the abdomen.

• It is an ideal vegetable for weight loss and is storehouse of health benefits provided it is cooked over low flame to retain its properties. This also to ensure that the invaluable mucilage contained in it is not lost to high heat.

• Okra facilitates the propagation of good bacteria referred to as probiotics. These are similar to the ones proliferate by the yoghurt in the small intestine and helps biosynthesis of Vitamin B complex.

• For adding bounce your hair. Boil horizontally sliced okra till the brew become maximally slimy. Cool it and add a few droops of lemon and use this as the last rinse and see your hair spring back to youthfulness and jump.

• Okra is an excellent laxative treats irritable bowels, heals ulcers and sooths the gastrointestinal track.

• Protein and oil contained in the seeds of okra serves as the source of first-rate vegetable protein. It is enriched with amino acids on the likes of tryptophan, cystine and other sulfur amino acids.