medicinal Garden Egg

DIET Nutritious garden eggs GARDEN egg, a very valuable agricultural product to referred to as “ibga” in local parlance, is the fruit of the “eggplant” primarily grown for its fruit. The fruit is variable in size and shape, ellipsoid to elongate, green or whitestreaked green. Solanum melongena is the official name of fruit and is very popular in Africa. It is commonly consumed during weddings, since this fruit symbolizes fertility and will make the weight reduction diet more successful. Some of the studies conducted in Africa have come to the conclusion that garden egg is very effective in blood cholesterol reduction. It is currently a fruit in reason and at their best from August through October when they come to the market in bulk. They are eaten raw or made as stew to compliment steaming yam. The cream-colour flesh has a pleasantly bitter taste (due to the presence of small amount of nicotionoid alkaloids). But garden egg pant has more to offer than ensuring fewer cases of constipation, reduction from poor vision due to glaucoma. The Igbo can hardly do without eating garden egg. Even though garden egg is generally said not to contain huge amount of protein and other nutrients, it is low in sodium, low in calories and very rich in high dietary fiber. It is also high potassium, a necessary salt that helps in maintaining the function of the heart and regulate blood pressure. Nonetheless, garden egg is very rich in nutrient and it serves as good appetizer, helps to boost the immune system, and strengthens body tissue, help to enhance free circulation of blood as well as a fruit that diabetics should cherish. Eating plenty of fruit is very helpful in warding off excess body weight, heart disease and stroke. In a review of garden egg benefits for people with diabetes hypertension, researchers in the 2008 edition of the journal, Bioresource Technology, of HIV, Mayo Clinic and American Diabetes Association recommending eggplant-based diet as a choice for management of type 2diabetes.