The Pumpkin leaf, commonly known in Nigeria as โugwu/ uguโ, is eaten all over Africa and form a common part of the diet of many people when available. It is one of those plants that secretly carry some unbelievable health benefits.โฃ โฃ The health benefits of the plant are unknown to many people. And the few who have some level of knowledge about the plant, know only little about about its numerous health benefits.โฃ โฃ Pumpkin leaves contain a healthy amount of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, calcium, and iron, as well as folate, potassium, and some of the B-vitamins. The vitamin C that is contained in it helps to heal wounds and form scar tissue. It also helps to maintain healthy bones, skin, and teeth.โฃ โฃ Those are not the only health benefits of this amazing plant. For it also fights against cancer, increases fertility, prevents infection, lower cholesterol, tackles convulsion, combats diabetes, and also an anti-aging agent.โฃ โฃ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ค๐ข๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฌ.โฃ โฃ ๐. ๐๐ญ ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ- The pumpkin leaves are known to help reduce the sugar level in the blood, the hypoglycemic effect of pumpkin leaves help keep diabetes under control.โฃ Research have also shown that the aqueous leaf extract of pumpkin leaves acts as anti-diabetic properties which help to reduce and regulate the glucose level of diabetic patients.โฃ โฃ ๐. ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ- Cancer is becoming prevalent in the society unlike before when it was rare to find someone suffering from cancer. Nowadays, it has become more like an airborne disease. However, the presence of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties in the pumpkin leaves help fight against this illness. The contained chlorophyll, phenolic compounds, saponins, tannins, possess chemo-suppressive properties, makes it possible for the leaves to prevent cancer growth.โฃ โฃ ๐. ๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง- Convulsion can be defined as a sudden disorder and irregular movement of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles and associated especially with brain disorders such as epilepsy, the presence of certain toxins or other agents in the blood, or fever in children.โฃ It is a terrible experience.โฃ โฃ However, the effectiveness of pumpkin leaves in the treatment of convulsion has been confirmed by medical practitioners who have used it to prevent and treat this disorder for years.โฃ โฃ ๐. ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ- This is one of the most interesting and unbelievable benefits of the Pumpkin leaves. Studies have shown that pumpkin leaves can be very vital when it comes treating infertility issues. The antioxidants properties which include oleic acid, vitamin A, alkaloids, tannins and linoleic acid have been shown to help boost the functionality of the testicles for an increased sperm count.โฃ โฃ ๐. ๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ: Due to the rich content of vitamins and minerals contained in the pumpkin leaves, it have been shown to be a high booster of the immune system.โฃ The immune system comprises the organs and processes of the body that provide resistance to infection and toxins. And these organs include the thymus, bone marrow, and lymph nodes. The Pumpkin leaves maintain an overall health in the process.โฃ โฃ On the other hand, pumpkin leaves can be eaten ๐ง๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฅ.โฃ They can be prepared like spinach, sauteed in some olive oil with garlic and salt, or used in stir frys and stews.โฃ The leaves perform multi-purpose cooking functions, you can use it to prepare different delicacies like vegetable soup, stew, rice, porridge yam, beans and so on.โฃ โฃ You easily get the pumpkin leaves at your local markets and they are very affordable.โฃ
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