Health benefits of Bottle gourd Juice, Long Melon, Ghiya, lauki

Health benefits of  Bottle gourd Juice

This South Asian squash is indeed bottle shaped, light green and long. The flesh inside is spongy and you can also cut it into small pieces and make a curry out of it. Bottle gourd or lauki is over 90% water therefore it is easy to digest.

Health Benefits of Bottle Gourd Juice/ Long Melon/Ghiya/ lauki :-

1.Weight Loss

Recently, bottle gourd has gained the importance for its weight losing properties. Since bottle gourd is high in water and dietary fiber, drinking a cup of bottle gourd juice in morning empty stomach gives a good fiber rich start to the day. While juice of a 100 gm bottle gourd only provides you as low as 14 calorie, it helps to curb the hunger pangs in morning and restrict you from over eating in the breakfast.

2.Premature Graying of Hair

As per Ayurveda, consuming a glass of bottle gourd juice in early morning prevents and treats premature graying of hairs

3.Heart Problems

Many health experts and naturopaths suggest that drinking bottle gourd juice benefits to high blood pressure and heart patients. Regular consumption of a cup of bottle gourd juice with a glass of water in empty stomach in early morning helps to reduce the high blood pressure and cholesterol levels and makes the heart healthy.

4.Diabetics

Bottle gourd or Lauki juice is an excellent remedy for the excessive thirst caused by diabetes, diarrhea, and over consumption of fatty foods. A glass of bottle gourd juice with a pinch of salt quenches the thirst, prevents fatigue due to loss of sodium and keeps you refreshed in summers.

5.diarrhea 

It is believed that Lauki or Bottle Gourd Juice is an excellent Home Remedy for excessive thirst caused by diarrhea  and due to diabetes. A glass of Lauki Juice with a little salt  added to it according to your own taste can help to treat this problem.