benefits of curry leaves

The herb contains volatile oil and oleo resins. It is a good source of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, amino acids, plant sterols, etc. As curry leaf extract helps reduce oxidative stress on pancreatic cells by restricting the action of pancreatic alphaamylase enzyme, this herb is considered valuable in controlling diabetes.

Dry a few curry leaves in shade for 45 days. Take one teaspoon of this dried curry leaf powder and mix a teaspoon of honey in it. Consume this home medicine for about two to three times in a day to get rid of constipation.

Drinking the juice of 1520 curry leaves mixed with a teaspoon of honey serves as an efficient curry leaf home remedy for diarrhea.

In the morning, pregnant women suffering from morning sickness can take juice of 1520 curry leaves, mixed with one teaspoon of sugar and two teaspoons of lemon juice.

Using a paste prepared from juice of curry leaves and turmeric powder heals and fades acne scars. Leave the mixture on the affected areas for about 15 minutes and then wash it off.

Applying a mixture of pulp of berries from curry leaf tree and equal amount of lime juice is useful in healing insect bites.Applying a poultice of curry leaves on the affected area helps heal burns and bruises.

Curry leaf benefits health in several ways and there are no known side effects of this herb. Curry leaf benefits the body by stimulating digestive enzymes, reducing body heat, relieving kidney pain, controlling Diabetes, making the eyes appear brighter, retaining the natural pigmentation of hair, and so on.

An abstract published in "Current Alzheimer Research" in December 2005 noted that studies suggest that curcumin is a promising agent in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. India has a low incidence of Alzheimer's disease, which may in part be related to the high intake of curry.

Turmeric, a major ingredient in curry powder, has played an important role in India's Ayurvedic medicine for centuries as a treatment for inflammatory conditions. Curcumin, a component derived from turmeric, has been described as a potent antiinflammatory agent.

Curry leaves also improve cognitive functions as well as they reverse amnesia induced by certain drugs, thus benefitting in dementia as well. They reduce serum urea and creatinine levels and regenerates kidney tissue.