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Health Benefits of Karela (Bitter Gourd)

Bitter Gourd Come summer and every mommy cooks karela like there is no tomorrow! Some of us like it, some hate it outright. But do you know that this bitter veggie is a super health tonic, a great metabolic regulator and a good source os potassium? Read on to know some bitter, better facts!

Karela or bitter gourd effectively checks blood sugar levels, has antioxidant properties and is a potent detoxifying agent. It is a secure glycaemic control from nature and is strongly recommended as a supportive therapy for diabetics and pre-diabetics with imapired glucose tolerance levels. It is bitter but is cool, easy to digest and also pacifies the pitta. It

purifies blood,
counters gas build-up,
promotes urination,
clears constipation,
ignites the digestive fire and
helps combat anaemia and fever.

JUICY FACTS ABOUT KARELA

Stomatitis^W patients can get relief by gargling with warm karela juice. Add a pinch of alum for additional benefit.
Karela juice is also helpful for patients of hemiplegia^W or partial paralysis
Applying karela juice with a pinch of baking powder soothes the skin form prickly heat during the summer.
Periodic intake of karela juice diluted with water counters liver disorders like ascites^W.
Passage of blood in cases of piles is relieved by taking karela juice with sugar.
To shed those extra pounds, try some karela juice with lemon squeeze in, first thing in the morning!
It also has the capacity to disintegrate kidney stones and even flush them out through the urinary tract.

LEAFY SECRETS:

Karela leaves are diuretics and induce vomiting and purgation.The juice of these leaves is useful to counter malaria, liver and spleen enlargement and ascites. Massaging the juice into your soles helps control burning sensation in feet, especially in patients with diabetic neuropathy.