HEALTH BENEFITS OF UGU (PUMPKIN) LEAVES

  

The fluted pumpkin botanically known as Telfaira occidentalis has one advantage in that it can be enjoy throughout the year unlike some other vegetables. However, you see the leaves flood the market more during rainy season. It is a tropical vine plant native to West Africa but occurs mostly in its cultivated form.

JUICE

Ugu (pumpkin) is a highly medicinal vegetable, Ugu (pumpkin leaf) juice is used for curing various illnesses, especially Malaria.

Only what you have to do is to get Ugu leaves, wash and extract the juice by straining the leaves. Steam it for a short while before drinking or you can mix with malt, pineapple, orange, grape to improve the flavor. This is a very fast herbal way to regain your strength and become normal again.

With this, it works faster than refined drugs such as vitamin, B complex and folic acid. Pumpkin leaf "Ugu" juice is packed with loads of nourishing goodness

Ingredients needed

1 cup water

A handful Ugu (Pumpkin) leaves

Malt, pineapple, orange, grape juice (optional)

UGWU LEAVE (PUMKIN) VEGETABLE

Pumpkin leaf (Telfairia occidentalis ) is known by different names across Africa. In Nigeria it is known as Ugu, In Ghana it is known as Krobonko,

while people from Sierra Leone call it Gonugbe. Fluted pumpkin leaves are rich in potassium, calcium, iron and some Folic acid. it also contains a healthy amount of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Thiamin, Niacin, vitamin B6, Folate, Iron, magnesium and phosphorus, and a very good source of dietary fibre, riboflavin, Copper and Manganese

UGWU HAS A HIGH FIBER CONTENT: if you’re constipating, consuming enough Ugu (pumpkin) vegetable it will be helpful since it contain high fibre. It will help to easier to download feaces.

- The anti-oxidants, such as alpha-carotene and Beta–carotene contained in it helps to slow down ageing process and also helps to eliminate free radicals which are responsible for cancerous growths.
- Carotene converts to vitamin A in the body. Aside from the vision benefits in Vitamin A that the leaves provide, there are also numerous skin benefits.
- The iron contained in the leaves helps to improve blood levels as well as prevent anemia.
- Vitamin C in the leaves helps to heal wounds, form scar tissue, maintain healthy bones, skin, and teeth.
- It is rich in vitamin E, which promotes a healthier skin and in turn slows down the aging of the skin.