Health Benefits of Bitter Gourd (Karela)

About Bitter Gourd/Karela

Bitter gourd or Karela is also known as the bitter melon, bitter squash and etc has been named as such because of its bitter taste however, it is very healthy and nutritious.

It is cultivated in the tropical and subtropical regions (Asia, Africa and etc) of the world and belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. It was first originated in the Indian subcontinent and started cultivating in the China and other countries of the world during the 14thcentury. It is very effective and simply found vegetable known for its antidiabetic (insulin like) and hypoglycemic properties. It contains more than 32 types of the active constituents (like Gaba, lutein, zeaxanthin, lycopene and etc) including vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.

Bitter Gourd

Benefits of Bitter Gourd/Karela

Bitter gourds are considered as the great green vegetable having low calorie, loaded with the vitamins like B1, B2, B3, B9, B6, B5, C, E, K, minerals like magnesium, zinc, selenium, calcium, phosphorus, manganese, iron, beta-carotene and good amount of insoluble dietary fibers. Some of the nutritional health benefits of the bitter gourd are mentioned below:

Benefits of Bitter Gourd/Karela in Diabetes

Lowers Down Blood Sugar Level

• It helps in preventing from the diabetes mellitus as it contains a hypoglycemic compound means plant insulin which lowers down the blood and urine sugar level.

Maintains Insulin Level

• It helps in improving the glucose tolerance without any marked increase in the blood insulin level.
• It contains a polypeptide compound called Gurmarin which acts as a bovine insulin in the body thus regulates the blood sugar level among diabetics.

Improves Glucose Utilization

• It has antihyperglycemic property due to the availability of charantin and momordicin which helps in enhancing the peripheral glucose utilization and increasing serum protein levels.

Protects from Diabetic Complications

• It provides help in protecting from the diabetic complications by reducing the harmful effects of free radicals.

Stimulates Pancreas

• Eating karela on regular basis stimulates the pancreas to secrete more insulin thus beneficial for diabetic people.

Cures Diabetes

• Taking karela powder (dried in shadow) with honey or water helps in curing diabetes. Drinking its fresh juice on daily basis also help.

Benefits of Bitter Gourd/Karela Juice

Treats Blood Disorders

• It is very good for treating the blood disorders such as blood boil, itching and etc caused due to the toxemia. Taking the bitter gourd juice and lime juice with empty stomach regularly helps in overcoming the problem of blood disorder.

Removes Toxins from Blood

• It has blood cleansing property and provides relief from the toxemia by removing toxins from blood if 2 tsf of the karela juice is taken daily.

Treats Cholera

• It also helps in treating the cholera if bitter gourd leaves juice is taken with white onion juice and lime juice.

Treats Pile

• Taking 3 tsf of the bitter gourd leaves juice by mixing with a glass of buttermilk in the early morning with empty stomach helps in treating the piles problem.

Treats Respiratory Disorders

• It helps in relieving and treating various respiratory disorders like bronchitis, difficulty in respiration, asthma, pharyngitis and etc if bitter gourd juice is taken with honey (diluted with water) regularly.

Cleanses Liver

• It also cleanses the liver (major body organ) and prevents from the liver disorders including jaundice.

Cures Ear Pain

• Applying its fresh juice or leaves juice (luke warm) to the ear helps in curing ear pain.

Benefits of Bitter Gourd/Karela Juice for Skin

Treats Psoriasis and Fungal Infections

• It provides relief from the psoriasis as well as helps in treating various fungal infections (ringworm, athletes feet and etc) if consumed on regular basis.

Improves Skin Health

• It improves the skin health if karela juice is taken with lemon juice on empty stomach.

Nourishes Skin

• It is a good source of vitamins, minerals, dietary fibers and other healthy nutrients which helps in nourishing the skin.

Benefits of Bitter Gourd/Karela for Liver

Natural Liver Detoxifier

• It is a good liver detoxifier and hepatoprotective in nature helps in activating the liver enzymes like glutathione s-transferase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase and etc to prevent from the toxicity.

Treats Hangover Problem

• It provides help in treating the hangover problem and protects liver from the side effects of alcohol by nourishing the liver.

Treats Hepatotoxicity

• It is a very effective home remedy to treat the alcohol induced hepatotoxicity.

Benefits of Bitter Gourd for Weight Loss

Improves Body Metabolism

• Its antioxidant nature flushes out the body system and improves the metabolism which helps in managing the body weight.

Contains Low Calorie

• It is very low in calories and high in dietary fibers which tend to reduce the extra body weight.

Benefits of Bitter Gourd for Hair

Makes Hair Shiny

• It provides natural shine and color to the hair if applied the mixture bitter gourd juice and yoghurt to the hair.

Relieves Dandruff

• It provides instant relief from the problem of dandruff if the mixture of bitter gourd juice and cumin seeds is applied to the hair.

Relieves Dry and Itchy Scalp

• It provides relief from the problem of dry and itchy scalp if the scalp is massaged properly with karela juice or the mixture of bitter gourd juice and banana is applied to the scalp.

Prevents Premature Hair Greying

• It reduces hair fall and prevents premature graying of the hair by providing better nourishment.

Other Health Benefits of Bitter Gourd/Karela

Improves Body Stamina

• It helps in enhancing the body energy level and stamina if consumed properly and regularly.

Regulates Brain Functioning

• It helps in managing the sleeping disorders, treating eye problems and improving eyesight among human beings.

Relieves Gout Symptoms

• It helps in relieving from the symptoms of the gout as it has cleansing effect on the liver, toxic blood and etc by improving the oxygenated blood circulation all over the body.

Strengthens Body Resistance

• It is a natural immune booster which strengthens the body immune system by developing the resistance against various infections.

Improves Digestion and Prevents Digestive System Disorders

• It helps in maintaining a healthy and good digestion, improves metabolism as well as provides relief from the constipation, hemorrhoids and other digestive system disorders by managing the proper functioning of digestive organs.

Regulates Cholesterol Level

• It helps in regulating the bad cholesterol level in the blood thus prevents from the disorders of high cholesterol level.

Protects from Infection and Allergies

• It boosts the body immune system power and protects from various infections, diseases and allergies.

Treats Worm Infestation

• Its bitter taste and nature is very effective against worm infestation.

Improves Lipid Profiles

• It is hypolipidemic in nature helps in improving the lipid profiles and reducing total cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

Promotes Wound Healing

• It helps in enhancing the wound healing process, treating malaria and various viral diseases (measles, chicken pox, herpes etc).

Kill Cancer Cells

• It has some compounds which have ability to kill cancer cells by preventing the growth and spread.

Improves Eyesight

• It contains high level of beta-carotene which helps in improving eyesight and alleviating eye problems.

Cures Gastrointestinal Diseases

• Its anthelmintic property helps in curing various gastrointestinal diseases.

Prevents Age Related Damage

• It has antioxidant property thus prevents from age related damage caused due to free radicals.

Fights Age Related Ailments

• Its vitamin C availability makes it a powerful antioxidant which helps in fighting the age related ailments as well as eliminating harmful free radicals.

Makes Skin Smooth

• It makes skin smooth and bright by protecting from wrinkles and other symptoms of ageing process.

Prevents from UV Rays

• It also acts as a protecting veil against ultraviolet rays of the sun.

Provides Required Vitamin K

• It is the good source of vitamin K which helps in strengthening bone, blood clotting mechanism and boosting anti inflammatory property.

Benefits of Bitter Gourd/Karela Seeds

Bitter Gourd Seeds

Protects from HIV and Cancer

• Karela seeds have a very effective compound called anti-HIV-protein (MAP-30) which has ability to protect from the HIV and cancer because of the strong antiviral and antitumor properties.

Prevents Vomiting

• It helps to check vomiting problems among kids if the mixture of karela seeds and black pepper seeds is taken.

Benefits of Bitter Gourd/Karela Powder

Cures Diabetes

• Karela powder (powdered after drying karela in shadow) helps in curing diabetes by regulating the blood sugar level and reducing the presence of sugar in the urine. 5-10 grams of the karela powder can be taken daily two times.

Benefits of Bitter Gourd/Karela Leaves

Treats Urinary Tract Problem

• Juice of the bitter gourd leaves is also helpful in treating urinary tract problems by inducing the proper flow of urine if it is taken with a pinch of Asafoetida.

Treats Skin Diseases

• Juice of the karela leaves helps in treating skin diseases if it is applied to the affected area on the skin.

Relieves Intestinal Parasite Problem

• It provides relief from the intestinal parasites by removing them from the intestine if fresh karela leaves juice is taken with hot water.

Nutritional Benefits of Bitter Gourd per 100 g

(Source: USDA Nutrient database)

Energy: 17 Kcal

Carbohydrate: 3.70 g

Protein: 1 g

Total Fat: 0.17 g

Dietary Fibers: 2.80 g

Vitamins

Thiamin: 0.040 mg

Riboflavin: 0.040 mg

Niacin: 0.400 mg

Pantothenic acid: 0.212 mg

Pyridoxine: 0.043 mg

Folates: 72 µg

Vitamin A: 471 IU

Vitamin E: 0.14 mg

Vitamin K: 4.8 μg

Vitamin C: 84 mg

Electrolytes

Sodium: 5 mg

Potassium: 296 mg

Minerals

Calcium: 19 mg

Copper: 0.034 mg

Iron: 0.43 mg

Magnesium: 17 mg

Phosphorus: 31 mg

Selenium: 0.2 mcg

Manganese: 0.089 mg

Zinc: 0.80 mg

Phyto-nutrients

Beta-Carotene: 190 µg

Alpha-Carotene: 185 µg

Lutein-zeaxanthin: 170 µg

How to Select and Store

Always select dark green, fresh, bright color, unripe, soft, firm and small bitter gourds from the market. Avoid buying yellowish, orange, spotted, ripe, large size, lose, bruised skin and wrinkled bitter gourds from the market. It can be stored for 3-5 days in the refrigerator in the air tight poly bags. Before storing bitter gourds, they should be washed properly under running water with soft brush to get rid of clay inside.

How to Enjoy

It can be enjoyed in many ways by cooking variety of dishes properly at home such as bhujua, kalaunji, soup, fried slices, pickles, curry, karela and chana pulse, stuffed karela (with tomato, onions, garam masala, green chilies, curry leaves, garlic and etc) and many more. In order to lessen its bitterness, slices of karela should be mixed with salt and lime juice and marinate for 1-2 hours then cook it after squeezing the water.

Side Effects, Precautions and Disadvantages

Eating bitter gourds need some precautions as it causes some side effects and disadvantages if eaten without precaution. Some of are mentioned below:

• It should not be consumed over 2 bitter melons a day as it may cause abdominal pain and diarrhea.
• It may interfere with the hypoglycemic medications thus should be consumed carefully or must consulted by doctor.
• It should be strictly avoided by the pregnant women as it causes uterine contraction (due to the laxative property) which stimulates the uterus and lead to the preterm labor, vaginal bleeding, unwanted abortion or miscarriage.
• It contains some alkaloids (quinine, morodicine, saponic glycosides, resins and etc) which are generally intolerable for some people.
• Its bitter taste may develop toxicity symptoms like facial redness, blurred vision, headache, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, muscular weakness and etc.
• It may also stimulate menstruation thus excess use should be avoided.

How Much Bitter Gourd to Eat Daily

Normally it should not be eaten more than two ounces or 2-3 bitter gourds a day as it may cause some harmful health effects. However, daily limits of eating the bitter gourd may vary according to the age and health conditions of the person.

Health Benefits of Cucumber (Kheera)

About Cucumber/Kheera

Cucumber or kheera is a very famous fruit (used as a culinary vegetable) and found very easily everywhere because of its wide cultivation all around the world.

It is a creeping plant specially found in the three varieties (pickling, slicing and burpless) and belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. It was first originated in the Southern Asia, India however it has been started cultivating in many regions. Some of the cucumber varieties are parthenocarpic (create seedless fruit) and does not require pollination however, most of them require pollination and create fruit with seeds. It is highly produced by the China and then Russia, Turkey, Iran, United States and etc.

Benefits of Cucumber/Kheera

Cucumbers are the highly cultivated fruits (or vegetable) all over the world and well known for its amazing health benefits thus called as superfood. They are very good for hydrating the body in the summer season however it is found and used in almost every season by the people. Some of the wonderful nutritional health benefits of the cucumber are mentioned below:

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Benefits of Cucumber for Skin

Rehydrates Whole Body

• It helps in rehydrating the whole body and fulfills the daily vitamins requirement as it contains almost 95% of the water and vitamins which make it capable to eliminate body toxins. It should be eaten with whole skin as it contains good amount of vitamin C.

Relieves Sunburn

• It provides fast relief from the sunburn on the skin if applied properly on the skin.

Prevents from Free Radicals and Ageing

• It is the good source of antioxidants (zea-xanthin, beta carotene, alpha carotene and lutein) which helps in preventing from the free radicals, makes skin glowing and shining thus prevents from the early ageing including other age related problems.

Reduces Wrinkles

• It reduces the skin wrinkles and revitalizes skin by fulfilling the need of water, vitamins and minerals.

Removes Skin Tan

• It has bleaching property which helps in removing the skin tan, improving skin complexion and makes skin youthful, soft, supple and glowing.

Treats Cellulite

• It is a very good home remedy to treat the cellulite.

Benefits of Cucumber for Hair

Stimulates Hair Growth

• It contains silicon and sulfur minerals which makes it capable to stimulate the proper hair growth.

Makes Hair Smooth and Healthy

• It makes the hair more smooth, shining, strong and healthy because of its richness in the useful minerals.

Prevents Hair Fall

• Drinking cucumber juice on regular basis prevents hair falling.

Benefits of Cucumber for Cancer

Reduces Risk of Cancer

• It contains some important compounds (pinoresinol, lariciresinol, secoisolariciresinol) which reduce the risk of various cancers in the body such as breast cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, colon cancer and etc.
• It contains phytonutrients called lignans which helps in reducing the risk of cancer.

Improves Immunity Level

• Vitamin C found in it acts as an antioxidant and improves the immunity level thus prevents from the free radicals harmful effects (which leads to cancer).

Benefits of Cucumber for Teeth and Gums

Keeps Oral Cavity Healthy

• It helps in keeping teeth and gums very healthy by removing the bad odors from the mouth as the phytochemicals found in it are able to kill all the bacteria in mouth.

Prevents from oral Cavity Disorders

• Eating raw cucumber on regular basis enhances salivation and increase the neutralization of acids and alkali in the oral cavity thus prevents from the pyorrhea, gingivitis and etc.

Benefits of Cucumber in Weight Loss

Manages Weight

• Eating cucumber on daily basis provides help in weight loss and digestion because of its low calorie, high water content, high vitamins level, high dietary fibers and etc.

Keeps Stomach Full

• It reduces the hunger pangs very frequently as it contains high level of water insoluble dietary fibers which keeps the stomach full for long time.

Benefits of Cucumber for Women

Prevents from Cancer

• It contains a compound called enterolignan which gets bind with the estrogens receptors and reduces estrogen related problems and cancer (breast, ovary, uterus and etc).

Benefits of Cucumber for Nervous System

Promotes neurotransmitters Formation

• It contains copper mineral which helps in making the proper neurotransmitters required by the brain to communicate well.

Beauty Benefits of Cucumber

Keeps Skin Healthy

• Vitamin E and potassium found in it helps in removing the blemishes, fine lines, wrinkles, signs of ageing, spots and etc from the skin.

Removes Dark Circles

• It removes dark circles around the eyes if cucumber slices are kept around the eyes for 15-20 mins. Use cucumber slices directly or cotton balls soaked in the cucumber juice.

Removes Wrinkles and Spots

• It is used as a facial mask to remove wrinkles, spots, pimples including other skin problems. Apply fine paste of cucumber with some lemon juice drops and honey for 20 mins to remove skin tanning.

Remedy for Oily Skin

• Applying the mixture of turmeric, lemon juice and cucumber pulp for 15-20 mins help in controlling the oil secretion for oily skin.

Nourishes Dry Skin

• Applying the mixture of oats and cucumber pulp for 20 mins provides help from the dry skin problem.

Good Hair Conditioner

• Rinsing hair with the cucumber juice makes the hair silky and shiny as it is a good conditioner.

Benefits of Cucumber for Digestive System

Prevents Chronic Constipation and Colon Cancer

• It prevents from the various digestive system disorders including chronic constipation and colon cancer.

Prevents from Digestive System Disorders

• Its high water, vitamins and dietary fibers helps in preventing from the acidity, gastritis, indigestion and ulcer formation.

Promotes Smooth Functioning of Digestive System

• It flushes out all the toxins through the liver and stomach and keeps the digestive system smooth working.

Improves Protein Absorption

• It has an enzyme called erepsin which aids lot in the protein absorption.

Benefits of Cucumber for Brain

Reduces Stress Level

• It helps in reducing the stress level and keep mind fresh for long time if eaten on regular basis.

Regulates Functioning of Adrenal Glands

• Its richness in the B group vitamins maintains the functioning of adrenal glands and prevents from the harmful effects.

Improves Memory and Learning Capacity

• It contains flavonols compound called fisetin which helps in the better growth and development of the memory and learning capacity and prevents from the memory loss, headache and Alzheimer’s disease.

Benefits of Cucumber for Eye

Reduces Eye Puffiness

• Its anti-inflammatory properties provide help during puffy eyes to reduce the puffiness.

Relieves Headache

• It prevents from the eye strain and headache if cucumber slice is placed on eyes for few mins.

Keeps Relaxed and Comfort

• It keeps feeling more relaxed and comfort.

Benefits of Cucumber Juice

Some of the special health benefits of the cucumber juice are mentioned below:

Benefits of Cucumber Juice for Diabetes

Regulates Secretion of Insulin from Pancreatic Cells

• Having cucumber juice on daily basis helps in curing the diabetes as it contains a special hormone required to generate proper insulin from the pancreatic cells.

Relieves Diabetic Symptoms

• It also reduces the level of cholesterol in the body thus controls the blood pressure which ultimately provides relief from the symptoms of the diabetes.

Regulates Blood Pressure

• It contains good level of some minerals like potassium, magnesium and fibers which help in regulating the blood pressure thus reduces the risk of high blood pressure among diabetic patients.

Benefits of Cucumber Juice for Bones and Joints

Strengthens Bones and Joints

• It promotes the proper growth of the bones and joints and provides relief from the gout, arthritis, joints pain and etc as it contains good amount of the silica which strengthens the connective tissues and promotes bone health.

Remedy for Gout and Arthritis

• Its richness in the variety of vitamins like A, E, K, B1, B2, B3, B6, C, D, Folates, iron and minerals like calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium makes it a best home remedy for the gout and arthritis (if taken with carrot juice) as it reduces pain by lowering the uric acid level.

Fulfills Need of Vitamin K and Calcium

• Vitamin K and calcium found in it makes the bone strong by promoting the orthotropic activity.

Improves Health of Connective Tissues

• It contains high amount of silica which promotes the joint health by enhancing the growth of connective tissues.

Benefits of Cucumber Juice for Kidney

Eliminates Toxins

• It helps in removing and flushing all the body toxins through the elimination systems as well as dissolves out the kidney stones if taken on regular basis.

Kidney Friendly Fruit

• It is the kidney friendly fruit keeps the kidneys happy all time.

Keeps Urinary System Healthy

• It prevents from the diseases of urinary bladder and ureters as its high water content promotes urination more frequently.

Benefits of Cucumber Juice for Immunity

Prevents from Seasonal Infections

• Its high level vitamins contents help in boosting the immunity system and preventing from lots of seasonal infections.

Benefits of Cucumber Juice for Heart

Contains no Cholesterol

• It contains no cholesterol, lowers down the cholesterol level in the body thus reduces the risk of heart problems in the future as it contains sterols and water soluble dietary fibers which helps in reducing the cholesterol level.

Maintains BP

• It lowers down the high blood pressure and help in maintaining the normal blood pressure.

Contains Heart Friendly Electrolytes

• It contains good level of the potassium mineral which is a heart friendly electrolyte and helps in reducing the high blood pressure.

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Benefits of Cucumber Seeds

Eliminates Intestinal Worms

• Cucumber seeds are the natural home remedy for eliminating the intestinal worms from the intestinal tract like tape worm and etc because of the anti-inflammatory properties.

Other Health Benefits of Cucumber

Rich Source of B Group Vitamins

• Cucumbers are very good source of the vitamins especially B group vitamins thus nourishes the body very well.

Remedy to Clear Mirror

• A small slice of it makes the foggy mirror very clear if rubbed on the mirror properly.

Cures Hangover

• It is well known for its instant energy provider quality and curing the hangover during morning or headache.
• Eating some pieces of cucumber before sleeping at night helps you to get required amount of sugar, vitamins, electrolytes and other essential nutrients to reduce the symptoms of hangover and headache in the morning.

Fights Summer Heat

• It makes you capable to fight with summer heat and provides relief from the heart burn.

Relieves Swelling

• It anti-inflammatory property provides relief from the swellings of mucous membranes (nose and throat) thus keeps breathing smooth.

Prevents from Inflammation

• It prevents body from the inflammations by inhabiting the activity of cyclo-oxygenase enzyme and preventing nitric oxides production (both inflammation causing agent).

Relieves Fever

• It provides relief from the fever as it has temperature regulating properties.

Maintains Fluid Balance

• It prevents from the water retention as it supplies the all the necessary electrolytes and minerals to the body and maintains the proper hydration to the body cells.

Relieves Joints and Muscles Pain

• It provides relief from the joints and muscles pain as it contains high amount of vitamins and minerals.

Nutritional Benefits of Raw Cucumber/Kheera per 100 g

(Source: USDA Nutrient Database)

Energy: 16 kcal

Carbohydrate: 3.63 g

Sugar: 1.67

Dietary fiber: 0.5 g

Ash: 0.5 g

Fat: 0.11 g

Saturated Fat: 28 mg

Monounsaturated Fat: 3.7 mg

Polyunsaturated Fat: 19 mg

Omega-3 Fatty Acids: 3.7 mg

Omega-6 Fatty Acids: 18 mg

Protein: 0.65 g

Water: 95.23

Vitamins

Thiamine: 0.027 mg

Riboflavin: 0.033 mg

Niacin: 0.098 mg

Pantothenic acid: 0.259 mg

Vitamin B6: 0.04 mg

Folates: 7 μg

Choline: 7 mg

Betaine: 0.12 mg

Vitamin E: 0.03 mg

Vitamin C: 2.8 mg

Vitamin K: 16.4 μg

Vitamin A: 105 IU

Electrolytes

Potassium: 147 mg

Sodium: 2 mg

Minerals

Calcium: 16 mg

Magnesium: 13 mg

Manganese: 0.079 mg

Iron: 0.28 mg

Zinc: 0.2 mg

Phosphorus: 24 mg

Copper: 74 mcg

Selenium: 0.27 mcg

Fluoride: 1.3 µg

Phyto-nutrients                              

Beta Carotene: 45 µg

Crypto-xanthin-β: 26 µg

Lutein-zeaxanthin: 23 µg

Cucumber Storage Tips

How to Enjoy Cucumber

Cucumber or kheera can be enjoyed in many ways as salad, fruit salad, cucumber slices, vegetable salad, juice, soup, smoothie, diced cucumbers with mint leaves tomatoes, onions, sprouted chana, green peppers, diced cucumber with tuna fish, chicken and etc.

How to Select and Store Cucumber

Always buy organically originated cucumber and avoid inorganically grown cucumber to avoid the side effects of pesticides or insecticides. Buy fresh, firm, rounded, green and well shaped cucumber from the market. Avoid buying the cucumbers with spotted, bruised, patchy, bright color, deformed, yellowish, puffy, sunken or wrinkled skin.

Cucumbers are very sensitive to the heat and cannot be saved for many days at room temperature. It can be saved fresh and firm in the refrigerator for many days and weeks. However it should be used within 3-4 days. Cucumbers should be washed thoroughly under the running water to be free of dust and pesticides.

Disadvantages, Side Effects and Precautions of Cucumber

Despite of being very nutritious and healthy vegetable, cucumber has some disadvantages, side effects and need some precautions while eaten on daily basis. Some of the disadvantages, side effects and precautions of the cucumber are mentioned below:

• It may cause allergy to the oral cavity with symptoms like itchiness and swelling in some people.
• It contains a compound called cucurbitacin which lead to the indigestion and may cause gastritis problems.
• It may cause toxicity to some people and lead to the baldness if consumed in excess amount.
• Eating inorganic cucumber may lead to some serious health problems due to the harmful pesticide residues on it.
• They may have used synthetic wax (organic or inorganic) in order get protected from the bruising during the shipping which causes serious health problems due to the unwanted chemical contaminants.

How Many Cucumbers to Eat

Eating cucumber or kheera within limit is very good and healthy practice as eating over limit may lead to the indigestion and other gastric disorders. It also depends on the age, weight, health condition and daily workouts and exercise however it can be eaten two to three on daily basis.