SECRET HEALTH BENEFITS OF KARONDA

SECRET HEALTH BENEFITS OF KARONDA

• Fruit of Karonda botanically known as Carissa carandas, belongs to the family Apocynaceae. Karonda is also known as Indian Gooseberry. This fruit is  indigenous  to India. It is a shrub which is a widely grown in dryland in India and is able to flourish in marginal and wasteland where other crops of commercial importance are unsuitable.
• Eating Indian gooseberry does not taste very tasty, so many people do not to eat it. But there are many ways to eat this fruit with many medicinal properties. Indian Gooseberry pickle can be made, Karonda sauce can be made, Karonda can also be consumed in the form of juice. Apart from this, it can also be consumed by making sour and sweet cloves of Indian Gooseberries. 
• fruits of karonda have been utilized in various processed products such as in the making of jelly, jam, syrup, squash and chutney. These products have great value in nutrition but are less demand in market due to people’s less awareness about karonda fruit nutrition.

Nutritional value of Karonda – Karonda is the richest source of Iron in Fruits.

NUTRITIONAL VALUE IN 100 gram-

                                                              Fresh         Dried

   Energy (Calorie) -                                   42                364

   Moisture (%)-                                         91               18.2

    Protein (%)-                                            1.1               2.3

    Carbohydrate (%)-                                  2.9              67.1

     Fat (%) -                                                2.9               9.6

    Mineral (%) -                                         -                   2.8

  

    Calcium (mg)                                       2.1               160

   Phosphorus (mg)                                 28                 60

    Iron (mg) –                                          -                    39

   Vitamin –C (mg)                              200-500            1

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HEALTH BENEFITS OF KARONDA –

1. Prevent UTI (Urinary Tract Infection ) –

• Do you have frequent urine infection problems? If yes, use gooseberry regularly to deal with it. A research has said that this disease is found less in Karonda eaters. This research was done at the University of California. Researchers say that regular consumption of Karonda or its juice does not cause UTI. 
• Women should especially consume it, as they have more problem of UTI. According to the researchers, Karonda protects the urinary tract tissue from bacteria. Researchers also say that the consumption of Karonda is beneficial for people who do not have UTI infection, as it also prevents other infections.

2. Karonda - Beneficial for teeth -

• Calcium is present in plenty in Karonda which is very beneficial for teeth. Calcium makes teeth bones and gums very strong. The use of Karonda is also helpful in removing the bad odor of the mouth.

3. Karonda beneficial for the stomach Problems -

• The use of gooseberries is very beneficial for digestion. Eating raw Karonda vegetable eliminates constipation problem. Eating Karonda powder also removes the problem of sour belching and acidity and increases hunger.

4. Karonda increases Immunity-

• Karonda is full of antioxidants and phytochemicals that help to increase the immunity of our body, so that we do not get sick again and again, by consuming it we will not get sick in every changing season.

5. Karonda to lose weight -

• Karonda contains a lot of fiber, so that you do not have the feeling of hunger for a long time and the stomach always feels full, it is very beneficial in weight loss. Drinking its juice reduces body fat.

6. Benefits of Karonda for brain-

• If you want to speed up your memory, then Karonda is very beneficial because the anti-oxidants and the ingredients to reduce inflammation improve the coordination of memory.

7. Benefits of treating cancer-

• Due to its intake, the rate of growth of the tumor slows down, due to which it is very beneficial in the treatment of all types of cancer such as liver cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer.

8. Benefits of Karonda for heart-

• If we include a glass of Karonda juice in our daily diet then our body's good cholesterol which we know by the name of HDL (HDL) increases. And if our HDL is good then we are away from the risk of heart attack. Polyphenols in Karonda also help prevent platelet build-up and reduce hypertension.

9. Others Benefits of Eating Karonda-

- Take fresh leaves of gooseberries and extract their juice. The initial cataract is eradicated by filtering two drops from the dropper into the eye.

- Rubbing Karonda seeds (grinded seeds and oil cooked in oil) gives better benefits when sowing hands and feet.

- Eating vegetable of Karonda raw fruit removes constipation problem, as well as giving boiling of Karonda leaves is beneficial in case of fever.