Wax Gourd is similar to papaya, if you looked it from outside. Papaya has many health benefits for our health, so does wax gourd. Before we know more about health benefits of wax gourd, we have to know what wax gourd is. Wax Gourd or we know with Kundur, is a fruit with Latin name cucurbita hispida.
This name is a Latin name because it is include to cucurbitaceae family. Wax Gourd has extra skill that it can save until one year, if its skin didn’t peeled. If its skin has peel, wax gourd will be rotten easily. The outside of wax gourd skin has a wax. So it can prevent from micro organism attack that make rotten.
# It can control cholesterolWax gourd has a lot of fiber for our health. Because fiber in wax gourd is different with another fiber, it is low calories. Although that calories are very good for us, but we don’t need a lot of calories. A lot of fiber is needed to body processing in fat absorption, so it doesn’t cause cholesterol. When that fat has absorbed well, it will be easy to throw that fat, too. You may also read risks of high cholesterol.
# Help to cure beriberiBeside fiber content, wax gourd has benefits of potassium, too. Although potassium has a lot of benefits, but beriberi sufferer only needs potassium with low sodium. So, low sodium can cure beriberi more quickly.
# Help to cure DiabetesPhytonutrient in wax gourd can help us in carbohydrate absorption. If this absorption was helped well, we can prevent high glucose where it was caused by consuming many carbohydrate.
# Treat EdemaEdema is a kind of disease that cause swelling on foot. This is happened because there are many swelling up of fluids and it will cause edema. So that, you should drink wax gourd juice to solve this disease.
# Solve EnteritisAnti ulcerogenic in wax gourd can help to quiet enteritis. Unquiet enteritis is caused by heatiness, so it will make us stress. Because of that, we should consume this wax gourd. We can cook it or make it a juice to solve that enteritis.
# Help to take care kidneyWax gourd has good extract to prevent kidney disease. Because its extract can make our kidney more healthy. This extract will help kidney from destruction. You may also read health benefits of plantain water for kidney.
# Prevent DehydrationThere are many causes of dehydration, it can happen because we get mineral water deficiency or another causes. Mineral water has good benefits to prevent dehydration. Wax gourd has enough water level to make the secretion of urine smoother and decrease dehydration. You may also read symptoms of dehydration.