12 Health benefits of Garden egg/leaf you don’t know.

I went to say Hi, to one of my mentor and I found a basket on his dinning table filled with garden egg.. guess what; I ate half of the basket.

He screamed and I left him with half of the basket. He asked why I love the eggplant so much and I shared my knowledge about the fruit with him and then I decides to share here with my friends… <<>>>

GARDEN egg (Solanum melongena) is a fruit but an unusual kind of fruit, which at times is used for the preparation of stew. It is called Igba among the Yoruba of Southwest Nigeria.

Garden egg leaf, locally known as akwukwo anara and efo Igbo in the Eastern and South –Western part of Nigeria is used in the preparation of vegetable stews and yam dishes.

Garden egg are not only nutritional but significantly of health benefits as the tree that bearers them.

Here are the 12 Health benefits of Garden egg/leaf you need to know.

(1) Garden egg positively helps with heart problems and it helps to make the weight reduction diet more successful.

(2) It helps to lower eye pressure in persons with glaucoma without side effect even with high consumption.

(3) It is high in potassium, a necessary salt that helps in maintaining the function of the heart and regulate blood pressure.

(4) It helps in the treatment of stomach ulcers.

(5) Eating garden egg is good at reducing blood cholesterol.

(6) Pregnant women need more of vitamins and minerals which are available in garden egg vegetables.

(7) Garden egg leaves can serve as a natural blood tonic in anemic patient.

(8) The leaf provides women with micro nutrients which help in improving blood level.

(9) Garden egg is one of the anti-cancer fruit which has been helping for over decades.

(10) Garden egg provides the body with both fat soluble vitamins and water soluble vitamins, which are rich in Thiamin (Vitamin B6) required for normal growth and proper functioning of the heart and nervous system.

(11) Garden egg helps prevent blood clots with the help of vitamin K and biaflavonoids, which strengthen capillaries.

(12) Garden egg helps in the control of high blood pressure and relieves stress.

-Stay Healthy.

By : Adedeji Olabode Teniola  www.syfur.org/