The bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria  also known as opo squash, or long melon, is a vine grown for its fruit, which is harvested as young and used as a vegetable

Commonly cultivated plant in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. The fresh fruit has a light green smooth skin and a white flesh which is consumed.

• Bottle gourd is one of the least calorie vegetable, providing just 12-14 calories per 100g. It is one of the vegetables recommended by the dieticians in weight-control programs.
• Fresh gourds contain small quantities of folates, contain about 6 µg/100g (Provide just 1.5% of RDA). Folate helps reduce the incidence of neural tube defects in the newborns when taken by anticipant mothers during early months of their pregnancy.
• Fresh gourd is a moderate source of vitamin-C (100 g of raw frit provides 10 mg or about 17% of RDA). Vitamin-C, one of the powerful natural antioxidants that helps human body scavenge deleterious free radicals one of the reasons for cancer development.
• Gourd facilitates easy digestion and movement of food through the bowel until it is excreted from the body. Thus, it helps in relieving indigestion and constipation problems.
• In addition, the vegetable is also a moderate source of thiamin, niacin (vitamin B-3), pantothenic acid (vitamin B-5), pyridoxine (vitamin B-6) and minerals such as calcium, iron, zinc, potassium, manganese and magnesium.

enormous impact on the treatment of high blood pressure and heart disease

Bottle gourd is believed to help the liver function in a balanced fashion.
The juice from the leaves help cure jaundice and the juice from the gourd helps reduce greying of hair.
The gourd juice, helps treat burning sensation in the urinary passage if consumed with lime juice.
It reduces fatigue and keeps you fresh, especially during summer.
It helps fight constipation, as it is fiber rich. Because of its fiber and low fat content, Ayurveda highly recommends this food for diabetic patients and young children.
Ayurveda also recommends the juice of this gourd in the treatment of acidity, indigestion and ulcers as it serves as an alkaline mixture.
 Indian traditional medicine claims that bottle gourd acts as a nerve tonic and can help improve obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Bottle gourd is also considered one of the best weight loss foods since it is 96 percent water and provides just 12 calories per 100g of serving.
It is rich in, thiamin, vitamin C, zinc, iron and magnesium thus helping in improving overall health.
The juice from bottle gourd leaf helps in curing baldness and aids in preventing tooth decay.

Select firm smooth skin which is free from blemishes and lil bit hairy

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