Most of us enjoy eating kodbel, a fruit full of nutrients. But many people do not know how useful it is for ulcers and kidney problems, and it is said to be very effective in treating coughs, colds, asthma and tuberculosis. Struggling with diabetes and rushing to the pharmacy with a long list of medicines? Eat kodbel, the article says.

Here are the nutritional benefits of kodbel as the article describes them.

The minerals in kodbel are very beneficial for people with diabetes, and kodbel is used in Ayurvedic treatment of diabetes. Kodbel also regulates body temperature and strengthens the nerves, so you feel less hot. It is also used as an ointment to ease burning and irritation of the skin.

Kodbel contains tannin, which cures chronic diarrhoea and stomach pain. The bark of the kodbel tree mixed with honey cures dysentery.

• Eating raw kodbel mixed with small cardamom and honey relieves indigestion.
• Kodbel flowers can be dried, powdered and stored for several months; the fruit relieves chronic constipation and dysentery.
• A decoction of kodbel is used as an ointment to ease burning of the skin.
• Eating the fruit regularly protects the kidneys, and it is also good for the liver and heart.
• Kodbel prevents breast and uterine cancer, the article says.
• Kodbel improves eyesight. For fungal eye infections, kodbel leaves tied in a cloth and applied as a warm compress relieve redness of the eyes.
• Applying the juice of raw kodbel to the face reduces acne and melasma.

Source: Ittefaq. First published in Bengali on The Agro News.