African Star Apple

The season of African star Apple is here again.

It is certainly known as “Agbalumo” in Yoruba tribe and “Udara” in the Igbo tribe with botanical name Chrysophyllum albidum.

If you have not taken this fruit this season,don’t miss it cause you will miss a lot of its benefit.And there are lots interesting health benefits you won’t want to miss out,like;

•It has high vitamin C content.

It is rich in vitamin C of about 25mg which helps to fight cardiovascular diseases,prenatal health problems, eye sight problem likewise skin wrinkling and guess what it prevent gum disease.

•It also helps in weight loss.

If you are the type that wants to decrease in weight,this fruit is perfect for you cause it contains 67 calories which makes it a good option for weight issues.

•It is good for expecting mothers,i.e, pregnant women.

Here is a good news for expecting mums.
Agbalumo has an acidic taste that’s helps to decrease the urge of vomiting during some stages in pregnancy.

•It is used as a natural remedy too.

Herbal practitioners use the bark of the tree to treat malaria and yellow fever.The leaves is also used for treating stomach ache,treating wound and for diarrhea.

However it has some other by-products for usage,such as using it for juice and jam fruit which is used to eat bread and also used in desserts.

Moreso,too much of everything is bad,avoid taking too much of African star Apple cause it causes stomach chills when taken too much.

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