Saturday, July 7, 2007

BITTER GOURD ( KARELA )

  • Karela is your ticket to holistic health.
  • One of nature's most bountiful gifts.
  • Enhances your digestion, metabolism, circulation, immunity and robustness.
  • Full of essential minerals like calcium, potassium, phosphorus,iron, copper and vitamins A, B1, B2 and C.
  • Regular use helps avert complications like hypertension, eye disorders, neuritis and defective metabolism of carbohydrates.
  • Cures cough and purifies your blood.
  • Cures scabies, itching, psoriasis, ringworm and fungal diseases, if taken daily.
  • Enhances digestion and stimulates the liver.
  • Has antidotal properties.Neutralises the effect of poison. It is also useful in liver damage due to alcoholism.
  • Reduces fevers.
  • Helps fight constipation.
  • Contains plant insulin, which lowers blood and urine sugar levels.
  • Increases body resistance against infection.
  • mixing 3 tbsp 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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