Health Benefits of Palak keerai or Pasalai

Spinach or palak as amazing health benefits, and was originated in the ancient persia. During World war I, spinach is used to prepare wine for their soldiers to get recover from hemorrhage. 

The palak spinach is a leafy vegetables, and is grown is both summer and winter seasons. People can take palak keerai in food as a juice, soup and you can prepare variety of curries.

Spinach is rich in Vitamins A, C, E, K, Thiamin, Riboflavin and minerals as Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Zinc and  Manganese.

Nutritional Benefits of Palak
Vitamins
Vitamin A        -      2813 IU
Vitamin C        -     8.4 mg
Vitamin E         -     609 mcg
Vitamin K         -     145 mcg
Thiamin            -     23 mcg

Minerals
Calcium           -     30 mg
Magnesium      -     24 mg
Phosphorus       -    15 mg
Iron                  -     813 mcg
Copper             -     39 mcg

Dietary Fiber        -      660 mg
Proteins                 -     858 mg

Palak Keerai in Different Languages:
Tami              :     Pasalai Keerai
Hindi             :     Palak
Malayalam     :     Vasala Cheera
Telugu            :     Pachchali Koora
Bengali           :     Palang Sag
Oriya              :     Palanga Saga
Marathi           :     Palak


Health Benefits of Palak
The palak spinach prevents one rom who is suffering from cancer, due to the presence of flavonoids and carotenoids, it acts as a anticancer and anti-inflammatory agent. It also cures from different cancers like stomach cancer, breast cancer and it prevent from skin cancer too. Spinach has the capacity to reduce the 3rd and 4th stage cancer.

It reduce the health disorders, and reduce the eye diseases like night blindness with the presence of Vitamin A in palak keerai. It lowers the cataract formation and good vision for your eyes.

It lowers high blood pressure, risk of eye disorders, gives strengthen to the bone because of the presence of calcium and magnesium present in spinach for bone development.

Spinach is good for protecting your heart healthy and relieves from inflammation & constipation, maintains balanced blood sugar levels, maintains nervous functioning, cures  Alzheimer’s disease and anemia.

Skin Benefits of Palak
The palak keerai maintains your hair healthy. Due to the presence of vitamins and minerals present in spinach, will promote hair growth. Vitamin E willplay a vital role in scalp circulation and Vitamin A and C will produce sebum for your hair.

It prevents from hair loss, because of the presence of iron and manganese in spinach.

During Weigt Loss
Palak keerai contains low calories and fats and high dietary fiber, will results in weight loss.

During Pregnancy
Due to the presence of rich  B-Complex Vitamins like iron, riboflavin, niacin present in palak keerai will protect the unborn baby from neural tube defects. It gives high resistance power to the pregnant women, and reduce anemia to the pregnancy woman.

Murungai keerai or Drumstick leaves Health Benefits

Murungai keerai or Drumstick leaves is also called as Moringa leaf. In tamilnadu, we call drumstick tree as murngai maram. Drumstick leaves are widely used in South India. 

Murungai keerai is suitable for all age groups and in village side, each house will have drumstick tree in their home; which means they have the doctor in their home. 

Drumstick leaves, flowers, roots and seeds are used for the medicinal purpose. Drumstick family name is Moringaceae. Drumstick is the fastest growing tree and its height is 10 to 12 meter. is used for hand washing and water purification. 

The bark in the drumstick is whitish-grey in color and the flowers are fragrant; which has yellowish white petals. Moringa  tree is cultivated in tropical and sub tropical areas, and drumstick leaf is 

highly recommended for anemic people. Murungai leaves has essential amino acids; which helps to maintain your body healthy.

Drumstick leaf has vitamins like high protein, Vitamin A(378 μg), C(51.7 mg), Vitamin B6(1.200 mg) and minerals like calcium(185 mg),  iron (4.00 mg), magnesium(147 mg), zinc(0.6 mg), potassium (337 mg) and manganese(0.36 mg). The water content present in Drumstick is 78.66 gram.

Drumstick Leaves in different Languages:

• Tamil - Murungai Keerai
• English - Drumstick Leaves
• Kannada: Nugge yele
• Telugu - Mulaga akulu
• Hindi: Saijan Patta
• Malayalam: Muringa ela

Nutritional Value:

Vitamins

Vitamin A       -     47%

Vitamin B6     -     92%

Vitamin C      -      62%

Thiamine        -      22%

Minerals

Calcium         -       19%

Iron               -       31%

Magnesium     -      41%

Manganese      -      17%

Phosphorus     -      16%

Zinc                 -      6%

Water              -      78.66 g

Protein             -       9.40 g

Dietary fiber     -       2.0 g

MEDICINAL USES:

Drumstick leaf contains rich iron and it is highly recommended for anemia patients. Murunga keerai with lemon juice will increase the hemoglobin levels.

HEALTH BENEFITS:

Drumstick Leaves:

when compared to carrot, Drumstick leaves has Vitamin A, it helps to cure from blindness and gives brightness to your eye, drumstick leaf powder will maintains sugar levels ( it is beneficial for diabetic patients). However before taking, you should consult your doctor. 

This leaves is acts as good detoxifiers and helps to kill  intestinal worms from your body. Drumstick leaves plays a vital role in milk production for nursing mothers. 

The Moringa leaf will reduce the cholesterol levels, cures wound healing, protect from Alzheimer’s disease, and also helps to prevent from stomach ulcers. 

Drumstick Roots, Seed, Flower

Drumstick roots will helps to prevent from asthma, digestive disorders, inflammation, nervous disorders, skin disorders, and gastric upset.

Moringa seeds will take care of your cardiac health, prevent from cancer, secretion of hormone, reduce soreness, improve your vision. 

Drumstick flowers are useful for aromatherapy, preparing perfumes and colognes. It helps to produce hair oils, and acts as a natural air freshners. The taste of this flower is similar to mushroom and it is mainly used for health tonic for your child. 

Health, Skin and Hair Benefits of Spinach

Spinach is a edible flowering plant with high nutritional value, which grows upto 30cm tall. China is the top producing countries for spinach. Spinch is originated in ancient persia, so in china it was called as "Persian vegetable". It contains high amounts of , vitmins, minerals, potassium, iron and calcium.

Botanical Name: Amaranthaceae family

Scientific Name: Spinacia oleracea.

Nutritional Value of Spinach:

Vitamins:
Vitamin C     -    34%
Vitamin E      -    13%
Vitamin K     -    460%
Vitamin A       -   187%  

Minerals:
Iron                -   15%
Magnesium    -   19%
Calcium          -    9%
Dietary fiber   -    8%

Spinach Types:

Spinach has three different types: savoy with dark green and crinkly leaves, flat or smooth leaf, and semi savoy with slightly crinkly leaves. The savoy type spinach are sold in super markets in USA. Its heirloom varities are: Bloomsdale, Merlo Nero and Viroflay.  The flat leaf spinach is good for soup and child foods. the semi savoy is like as same as savoy, its not difficult to clean and you can get it from super markets.

Spinach and its health benefits:

Spinach is a dark green vegetbles contains flavonoids and carotenoids,  which fight against cancer. The spinach leaf is good for eye (retina) problems. Due to rich contents of vitamins, minerals, iron, proteins presents in spinach, it helps to improve your bone health, controls asthma, prevents from cancer, and maintains your blood pressure leels.

Due to the presence of anti-oxidants presents in spinach; it will decrease your sugar levels, and increase insulin levels to keep you healthy. Spinach contains high energy and rich in fiber and water content, so it helps you to prevent from constipation and make you healthy digestive tract.

Spinach contains Vitamin C, responsible to build collagen which makes your hair healthier and glow your skin. Its leaves plays a major role in weight reduction, presence of low calories and fat present in spinach.

Another important benefits of spinach are prevent form cancer, heart attack, improves insulin levels for diabetic patients, strengthen bone health, dicrease blood pressure, controns brains and nervous functionality, improves eyes, lowers hypertensions, prevents DNA damage, prevents from anaemia

Skin Benefits of Spinach:
Spinach cures acne from you skin, gives sun protection, which makes your skin  look young and rejuvenated, due to the presence of Vitamin B in spinach leaves.

Hair Benefits of Spinach:
Spinach is super and high nutrients food constitute Protein, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Vitamin B, C and E, and omega-3 fatty acids which makes you hair grow healthier and stronger.

Precautions While Eating Spinach - Individual Concerns::

1. If you're taking Coumadin(blood thinners), suddendly you should not take more or less foods containing VitaminK. Because it plays a major role in blood clotting, before taking consult your doctor.
2. Spinach contains potassium, so people who having kidney problems and unable to remove excess potassium containing in the blood should avoid this leaves.
3. It contains goitrogens, peoples who having thyroid problems must avoid this spinach leaves in your diet.