Health Benefits Of Locust Beans

Ilori Titilayo

. Locust beans is referred to as Iru by the Yorubas and known as Ogiri by the Igbos, and Dawadawa by the Hausas.

. It is a local ingredient used to cook different stew and soup especially Ewedu, Egusi, vegetables and so on. It contains tannin and astringent substances found in many plants

. Most people do not like locust beans because of its unpleasant smell.

. However, there are the various health benefits of locust beans you should know:

. One of such is that it helps to fuel the brain, kidney, heart muscles, the central nervous system .

. It also contains nutrients like protein which build and repair tissues in the body and it is rich in fat and calcium.

. More benefits of locust beans include: . 1. It is a good treatment for high blood pressure (HBP), this is a serious condition when the pressure of blood pumped through the walls of the blood vessels, is consistently too high.

. 2. Locust beans is also good for patient suffering from stroke, a stroke is a disruption of oxygenated blood to the brain. It is usually associated with cholesterol and high blood pressure.

. One of the most convenient ways to treat the sickness is to consume locust beans regularly.

. 3. Regular consumption of locust beans can control cholesterol, which causes blockage of blood vessels and can lead to heart-related diseases.

. 4. It helps to give good eyesight to people who have eye problems such as myopia, cataract, minus eyes, glaucoma and the rest because it also contains a natural nutrient that can maintain eye health.

. 5. Locust beans contain, a nutrient called tannin and the substance works for diarrhoea. Thus it serves as a local medicine for the treatment of diarrhoea.

. This is a condition where a person excretes in liquid form repeatedly.

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