Top Four health benefits of kokum

• Posted by Nandini Devi March 20, 2015 - Filed in Health - #  #Kokum  #uses of kokum  - 1,315 views

  Top Four health benefits of kokum

  Kokum, the tasty berry used mostly in the state of Maharashtra has a wide range of health benefits packed in its pulp, seeds, bark, rind and root. In traditional Indian medicine like Ayurveda, this fruit was used as the herbal suppressant and to treat edema, delayed the menstruation, constipation, rheumatism, etc. This berry is presently used in kitchens as a food preservative, flavoring agent and natural food color.

  

  Kokum is rich in the dietary fibre and low in calories and contains completely no cholesterol and saturated fats. Purple in the color, this berry is packed with the B-complex vitamins namely niacin, thiamin and folic acid. These vitamins act as co-factors in many biochemical functions of the body. It also contains high levels of vitamin C that acts as a powerful antioxidant. Kokum is loaded with the magnesium, potassium and manganese that offer protection against the heart diseases and also helps in control of the blood pressure.

   

  Four health benefits of kokum:

   

  Acts as a digestive help

   

  Kokum is widely used to fight a myriad range of digestive problems like constipation, acidity and flatulence. It contains the hydroxycitric acid (HCA) that acts as an appetite suppressant. Its anti-helmintic properties help in removal of the worms like ascaris from stomach.

   

  Helps in weight loss

   

  This juicy berry contains HCA that acts as a hypocholesterolaemic agent. It suppresses the activity of the enzymes responsible for conversion of calories into fat. It induces weight loss by hindering with the process of lipogenesis (fatty acid synthesis).

   

  Enhamces the brain activity

   

  Kokum is found to exert positive effects on the brain by helping in the neuronal growth process. It also prevents damage to the brain by nullifying the action of the free radicals.

   

  Builds immunity

   

  Kokum enahnces your immune function by acting as a powerful anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory agent. Garcinol, an active constituent present in kokum is found to posses anti-carcinogenic properties that helps in suppressing the production of reactive oxygen species responsible for the cance.