Curry Leaves-Importance & Benefits

Incorporation in daily lives

Curry Leaves are a native to India and have been used since centuries for cooking, medicinal and health purposes. It is a flavorful aromatic ingredient and an essential for cooking, which adds a unique flavor. It can be used in its original form by directly adding fresh leaves or making it into a fine powder.

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Curry leaves have also found great importance in traditional Ayurveda and Chinese treatment methods for treating various digestive, diabetic, stress relieving as well as other diseases.

Nutrients in Curry leaves

Protein, Vitamins, Iron, Magnesium, Calcium, Folate, Riboflavin etc.

Benefits of Curry Leaves

Good Amount of Anti-oxidants

Curry leaves are rich in antioxidants, which help in preventing diseases like cancer with its daily usage due to phenols present in them. It helps to limit the production of free radicals that are responsible for disease creation in the body. It also helps in preventing heart diseases as it has some plant compounds that help in maintaining cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

Some studies proved that curry leaf extracts provide potential Antioxidants to the human body.

For example, A reference from Healthline.com research made on rats demonstrated that oral treatment with antioxidant-rich curry leaf extract protects against medication-induced stomach damage and reduced markers of oxidative stress.

The Protein source

Proteins helps in development of the body and curry leaves are filled with proteins. They are also used in making hair masks which provides enough nutrition to hair.

It also helps to avoid immature greying of the hair, prevent hair fall and prevent dandruff (In some studies of hair fall/growth treatment there is solutions that, powdered curry leaves can be added in coconut oil).

Calcium and Folate helps in…

Calcium is an element that helps in strengthening our bones, teeth and also helps in preventing knee problems like osteoporosis.

Helps prevent diabetes

Curry leaves are rich in fibre and aids digestion, which increases the metabolic capacity and helps in maintaining the sugar release in body.

How to incorporate curry leaves in diet?

You may not like to consume curry leaves in its raw form due to its pungent taste. But, there are other tasty ways in which you can eat it without worrying about the taste.

Curry leaves can be made into simple powdered form and added into curries. This powder can also be used by adding its powder in Rotis or Chapatis mix. They can also be made in the form of powder (with dried chillies for additional flavour) and can be consumed with Rice, Idli and Dosa. Oils are also being made with the help of curry leaves which helps in hair growth with the help of Keratin presence in it.