Food and Health Awareness | Ridge Gourd is one of the Good Vegetables

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Ridge Gourd is from the Luffa acutangula family, also known as Turai, Sponge Pumpkin, Chinese Okra and Turiya. Among them, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the Philippines grew. Its development has now begun in the United States. Ridge Gourd is commonly used for Asian cuisine and treats many health problems. It is ideal for lowering blood sugar, helping acne, constipation, boosting the immune system, hypoglycemia, detoxification, weight loss and many other health benefits.

Health Benefits of Ridge Gourd

Ridge Gourd provides very low calories and is a poor source of saturated fat content. It is rich in vitamin C, dietary fiber, thiamine, riboflavin, zinc, magnesium and iron. Here are some of the health benefits of Ridge Gourd

Cure for Jaundice

For a long time, the therapeutic properties of Astragalus were related to Ridge Gourd.

Beneficial for Diabetes

The special qualities of ridge gourd are that it can help in diabetics. This is mainly due to the presence of insulin, just like the peptides in these vegetables that lower blood sugar levels in the urine. In addition, the level of insulin in the blood is limited to a reasonable amount.

Anti-inflammatory and Anti-biotic

Anti-inflammatory and anti-biotic properties seem to be related to this particular vegetable. This is just a good natural way to remove toxic compounds from the body.

Good for Stomach

The cellulose in the coronal bottle can help you defeat intestinal problems and help treat the pile. Ridge gourd is enriched in cellulose.

Excellent Blood Purifier

Adding ridge gourd in a frequent diet is an effective way to purify the blood which has toxicants in it.

Possessing Laxative Properties

This special vegetarian diet is also known for having some healthy laxative properties. Ridge Gourd can be a very effective aid for constipation problems and can even be used to treat a bunch of diseases.


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Beautiful .. work great from you
I love the Ridge Gourd we usually eat it
thank you for these information

These natural medicines are way better for us than any man made medicine...

i feel great

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Good post and very useful for health. Good luck @cryptokraze

Your nice food

Yes we know it as ocra in the west, like yo point out has huge health benefits, its hard to get though in the supermarkets, you know what theyre like they dont want us being too healthy do they?! :)

You are just getting better and better with your blog posts,keep going.

This is very tasty vegetable. Also helps to fight against some diseases. Helpful and informative post.

too many informative information in your one post. this is really very helpful for body. thanks
i give you vote to continue ........

Wow informative post! 👌

Nooo... I don't like Ridge Gourd :(

This is my first time to hear this words Ridge Gourd and also its definition specially the benefits of this kind of fruits and vegetables. I can see this Ridge Gourd around but I don't really know its importance in our health thank you for sharing what you have learned.