Health Benefits Of Okra With Video By Sachin Goyal

In this post we will cover some of the health benefits of Okra (भिन्डी के लाभ) but before that let’s take a look at the nutrients present in Okra.

Okra Nutrition (per 100 gm) :

Energy : 138 KJ (33 Kcal)
Protein : 2 gm
Dietary Fiber : 3.1 gm
Vitamin A : 36 μg
Vitamin B1 : 0.2 mg
Vitamin B2 :0.06 mg
Vitamin B3 :1 mg
Vitamin C :23 mg
Vitamin E :0.27 mg
Vitamin K :31.3μg
Iron :0.61 mg
Calcium : 82 mg
Magnesium :57 mg
Potassium :299 mg
Zinc : 0.58 mg

Source : USDA

Okra or lady’s finger is a vegetable which is a favorite of all including kids to old age people. As we can see from the nutrition chart, Okra is really a wonder vegetable that can provide many health benefits. So let’s move forward to know about the health benefits associated with Okra.

Health Benefits Of Okra – Video

Health Benefits Of Okra – 1 Clearing Stomach/Intestines

Lady’s finger is poses laxative properties. Therefore it is very much useful in clearing stomach or intestines.

Add roughly chopped 2 lady’s finger to 250 ml water and boil it properly.
Sieve it when it remains half.
Now add 1 pinch black pepper, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds powder and salt as per taste to it and mix it well.
When it becomes lukewarm then drink it once a day to clear stomach or intestines. Repeat it for 3 to 4 days if required.

It clears stomach or intestines quickly and all the waste accumulated in intestines comes out of body.

Health Benefits Of Okra – 2 Diabetes Home Remedy

Lady’s finger is very good to keep blood sugar in control.

Take 4 lady’s finger and remove their both ends. Put a small cut on it.
Add it to 100 ml water and leave it overnight.
Remove lady’s finger in morning.
Drink this water daily in morning on an empty.

Take it for 1 to 2 months regularly. It keeps blood sugar in control which in turn gives benefit in diabetes.

Health Benefits Of Okra – 3 Vitamin Deficiency

Raw lady’s finger is rich in vitamin A, C, K and B complex. Therefore eating raw lady’s finger pickle helps to cure vitamin deficiency.

Cut small pieces of 10 lady’s fingers in round shape.
Add 4 tsp fresh lemon juice, 1/4 tsp salt and 1 pinch black pepper powder or red chili powder to it.
Mix it well and leave it for 1 hour.
Eat this whole lady’s finger pickle in 1 day with lunch and dinner.

Do it daily for 15 days to 1 month regularly.It fulfills the requirement of vitamins and minerals in body quickly.

Health Benefits Of Okra – 4 Burning in Urine, Prostate, Spondylitis

Roasted lady’s finger on tawa or pan is also a very good home remedy for burning in urine and other diseases.

Heat 2 tsp oil in a shallow pan or on tawa.
Add 100 gm lady’s finger chopped in round shape, 1/2 tsp coriander seeds powder and 1/4 tsp of salt to it and mix it well.
Now cover it with lid and let it cook until soft.
Eat this whole lady’s finger vegetable in 1 day. Doing it daily cures burning in urine rapidly.

Also eating it daily for 1 to 2 months gives benefit in enlarged prostate and spondylitis.

Lady’s finger is not only nutritious but it is also a low calorie food. Therefore it is a boon for those who are suffering from obesity or overweight. It gives necessary vitamins and minerals to body and it does not let the weight increase. It can be used as cooked vegetable, pickle, grilled, boiled and in any form you like.

Those were the health benefits of Okra. Hope it will be very useful for you all.