Finding its origin in north-western India, Indian squash ‘tinda’ is consumed extensively in the subcontinent as a vegetable, pickle and candy, is also used as an animal fodder and also is included in certain traditional streams of medicine. Roasted Seeds of tinda are also consumed as a crunchy snack in certain parts of The Indian sub continent and Middle East.
Tinda is a small, globular vegetable. Tinda is also known as round melon, apple gourd, and Indian baby pumpkin. Its skin is green and it has shallow dimpling with small, soft hairs covering the surface. The skin is thin and edible, when immature but when overly mature, the skin becomes thick and inedible. Internally, the flesh is white, tender, and spongy comprising of several small, edible seeds.
# Boosts Heart Function1.The zero cholesterol content of tinda promotes heart health
2. Tinda enhances the blood circulation to and from the heart, ensuring optimal functioning of cardiac muscles.
3. The extract of tinda is beneficial in many heart complaints such as chest pain, palpitations, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, and coronary heart disease.
# Promotes Skin Health1. The antioxidant property of vitamin E, which is present in tinda has skin smoothening properties thus, moisturizing the skin.
2. Tinda helps combat skin infections, it decreases fungal infections, boils, or carbuncles.
# Promotes Hair Growth1. The abundant minerals and vitamins present in Indian squash offer nourishment to the hair strands.
2. The potent chemicals present in tinda helps in reducing dandruff on the scalp.
3. Tinda promotes rapid hair growth, increases the strength of the hair, and reduce hair fall.
# Regulates thyroid1. The iodine content present in tinda helps reduce the increased thyroid hormone levels.
2. The zinc content of tinda plays an important role in helping enzyme function for optimizing thyroid concentrations.
# Other possible BenefitsApart from the benefits mentioned above, tinda also produces few more benefits such as battles fevers, maintain, ideal electrolyte balance, fights jaundice, boosts the defence system and liver function, heals joint disorders, uplifts immunity, alleviates insomnia, detoxifies the kidneys, enhances digestive system and strengthens respiratory processes.
Excellent source of Vitamin A, antioxidants, tinda vegetable is believed to help people suffering from acute stomach acidity. Tinda is 95% water, hence an excellent vegetable for people on weight loss and detox programs.