Why consuming jungle jalebi or Madras thorn is highly beneficial to us
Posted on: 16/Feb/2021 11:04:21 AM
Also known by other names such as manila tamarind, Kodukka Puli, Ganga tamarind etc, Jungle jalebi or Madras thorn is a species of flowering plant belonging to Leguminosae family.
The reason why this fruit is called jungle jalebi is because of the fact that it is mainly picked from the road side or from jungle and then sold. The amazing piece of information is that all parts of this fruit like leaves, pulp, flowers, seeds, bark etc are used to treat many health issues. It must be noted that its greenish coloured flowers and pinnately compound leaves are superb.
Nutritional values of jungle jalebi:
This Madras thorn or jungle jalebi has vitamin C, B1, B2, B3 vitamin K plus iron, calcium, phosphorus etc. In addition to these, it has proteins, dietary fibres etc. Phytochemicals like tannins and quercetin present in this jungle jalabi and they help in treating many health issues.
Health benefits of intake of jungle jalebi are
Helps in weight loss:
It is believed that vitamin C plus dietary fibres etc in jungle jalebi would help in weight management. There would be around 20% of weight reduction due to the presence of saponins. Extra body weight would get burned by eating this jungle jalebi or Madras thorn.
Anticancer property:
The fruit has thiamine or Vitamin B1 and this would prevent the growth of tumour. Truth is that the leaves of jungle jalebi have cytotoxic or cancer preventive effects and due to this human breast cancer cells would get reduced.
Cures intestinal issues:
It is superb to mention here that the antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties of Ganga tamarind could fight against pathogens like E. coli that could harm the intestines. The presence of oleanolic acid in the seeds would help in maintaining intestinal functions.
Good for diabetes management:
The portion of jungle jalebi that is used to treat diabetes is bark. The cholesterol could get lowered plus glucose levels could be controlled by the presence of phytochemicals like tannins, alkaloids, flavonoids etc in the bark.
Good for the health of liver:
Not many of us would know that when the liver gets exposed to excessive chemical substances then it might lead to hepatic injury and finally there would be abnormalities in the functioning of the liver. It is believed that by the intake of jungle jalebi the liver would get protected.
Good for bone health, muscle relaxant:
The bone health would get better if we have Manila tamarind that is rich in calcium. It is true that leaves have skeletal muscle relaxant activity and it would reduce the pain and stiffness of muscles.
Lung infections get avoided:
This is also one superb benefit of jungle jalebi or Madras thorn having antifungal and antioxidant properties. Chronic pulmonary infections and allergies could be avoided in us by the leaves extract having alkaloids, coumarin and anthocyanins etc.
Ulcers can be avoided:
Gastric acid secretion gets inhibited by the presence of a high number of antioxidants that could scavenge the free radicals. By this, we could avoid ulcers.
