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Health Benefits of Bottle Gourd (Lauki):

• Low in Calories and Fat, High in Fiber : Fat contains (just 0.1 gm in 100 gm ) and calories (15 calories in 100 gm).
• It  provides multiple vitamins: (vitamin C and some B vitamins) and minerals (iron, sodium, potassium, and trace elements). If you are on a low calorie diet eating bottle gourd is an excellent addition to your diet.
•   Cooling effect: As bottle gourd is made of 96 % of water, cooked bottle gourd is not only easy to digest but also contains cooling properties. A glass of bottle gourd juice taken in the morning can help prevent heat stroke during summers and cool the body.
• Prevent  constipation: Bottle gourd, being a good source of fiber content  is very  helpful in curing digestion related disorders like constipation, flatulence and piles.
•   Help on pH balance: Drink  a glass of fresh bottle gourd juice mixed with a teaspoon of lime juice daily.It will serve you an alkaline mixture that will help as an alkaline aid in your body to keep the pH balance.
•  weight loss: Bottle gourd an excellent food (both in cooked and juice form) to include in your diet when you are trying to maintain or lose weight because it is  low in calories and fat, and high in fiber and water contents of it keep you full and satisfied with a calming feeling.
•  Prevent  graying hair: Drinking a glass of bottle gourd juice in the morning daily is very useful for treating graying hair because it helps liver.  
•   Medicine: A glass of bottle gourd juice is a valuable medicine for dehydration due to severe diarrhea and cure disorders like jaundice and inflammation of kidneys and diabetes.
• Prevent Chicken pox : Everybody must eat lauki ( bottle gourd) at the month of mid Feb up to mid April. It prevents to get chicken pox.    
• Notes; My father-in-law was suffering from kidney disorders due to diabetics and had recommended for dialysis. Doctor told him to eat bottle gourd as a form of juice or steamed or as a soup.      

Bottle gourd is hanging. It is very easy to grow at your backyard.

Another variety of bottle gourd

Bottle gourd is getting ready for cooking