Kavath(wood apple) - Health benefits, application, chemical constituents, side effects and many more

 


                  Kavath(wood apple)

Kavath which is known as wood apple in English. It is also called as kapittha in sanskrit. It have a very hard skin which can be difficult to crack open, it appears greenish-brown in colour from outside and contains sticky brown, juicy pulp inside with  small white seeds. Kavath tree has very large canopy and it produces large amout fruits in season of summer (December-april). Wood apples are native to India, parts of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, andaman islands and Pakistan. According to Hindu religion this fruit is offered to the god Ganesha.

It is very delicious fruit with combination of different tastes  such as sweet, sour, bitter and in some amount fermented. Somehow it resembles to tamarind due to its sour-sweet taste. It's plup texture is not so good but it's taste is delicious with combination of tastes.  it shows immune boosting, antiinflammatory, antibiotic, Antioxidant(reduces the free radical damage), Muscle re.................read more






Vitamins and minerals content:

This fruits is full of VITAMINS ( Thiamine (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin (B3), Vitamin C, etc ),    MINERALS( calcium, iron, magnese zinc, phosphorus, chromium, etc ),   chemical compounds(Coumarins, Phytosterols, Tyramine derivatives, Flavanones, Limonoids).

• This fruit has high flavonoid content. Flavonoids protect against a number of diseases and disorders such as type 2 diabetes mellitus cancer, heart diseases, arthritis, and cataracts.

• It also contains umbelliferone, dictamnine, xanthotoxol, scoparone, xanthotoxin, isopimpinellin, isoimperatorin and marmin19.Leaves contain stigmasterol, psoralen, bergapten, orientin, vitedin, saponarin, tannins and an essential oil.

• It was observed that the amount of protein 
was higher in pulp when compared to other 
parts of the plant. Considerably 
less amount of protein was noted in the bark. 
The carbohydrate content was higher in 
seeds followed by pulp, leaves, rind and 
bark. The total am.................read more




Biological classification:

Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Sapindales
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Aurantioideae
Tribe:
Citreae
Genus:
Limonia

Species:
L. acidissima


Rich in phytochemicals

This fruit rinch in phytochemicals such as alkaloids, saponins
•alkaloids act as muscle relaxant wih some anaesthetic property and relives spasm(sudden contraction) of smooth muscle.

•saponins boost the immune system and lowers the cholesterol levels



Properties and Benefits

  • Rasa (Taste) – Madhura (Sweet), Amla (Sour), Kashaya (astringent)
  • Guna (Qualities) – Guru (Heavy for digestion), Snigdha (Slimy in nature)
  • Taste conversation after digestion – Madhura (sweet)
  • Veerya (Potency) – Sheeta (Cold)
  • Effect on Tridosha – reduces vitiated vata and pitta dosha
  • Sagrahi – Absorbent
  • Vrnanasha – Heals Wound

Unripe fruit –

Sangrahi – absorbent, useful in diarrhea, IBS
Kashaya – astringent
Laghu – light to digest
Lekhana – has scraping property, useful in balancing Kapha, in respiratory disorders and in chole.................read more




Health benefits


1) Relif from constipation


Wood apple is full of fiber and the fiber is most important substance to get relief from constipation. Being it is very hard to digest but it is very useful in case of constipation. This fruit  also gives relief from diarrhoea, piles, peptic ulcer.
        Tip: intake is in moderate amount.


2) Purifies the blood


This fruit shows many antitoxic, antiinflammatory, antibiotic property which helps in purification of blood. Means helps in removal of toxins.


3) Type 2 diabetes mellitus


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Recipes of kavath


Recipes that I know are
1) kavath chutney
2) sweet kavath Chikki( vadi)
3) kavath shake
4) kavath juice
5) kavath sharbat, etc



Storage:


1) Ripe wood apples can be easily and safely stored at room temperature. If you want to store them for a little longer period, place them in the refrig.................read more


Note: 1) This fruit is very useful in  condition such as vomiting, asthma and chronic respiratory disorders, excessive thirst, cough, cold, urinary tract disorders.


           2) it shows many properties such as Neuro- protective action, Analgesic action, Hepato- protective action and many more but all these are under research.

           3) Alleviates vata and pitta doshas.

           4) unripe kavath is useful in.
•it useful in kapha( dosha from tridosha). Means it helps in balancing the kapha.
•also useful in respiratory disorders.
•this fruit is highly antitoxic.

            5) according to Ayurveda it has cold potency, means it is very useful to decrease the heat of body.

            6) In Ayurvedic tre.................read more




Ayurvedic use of this fruit


1) regular intake of this fruit or fruit juice(30ml) helps to reduce cough, plague and kapha related problems.

2) drinking fresh ripened juice of this fruit helps in thrist related problems.

3) effective against tridosha.

4) it shows wound healing properties.

5) Fresh juice of the unripe fruit of Kapittha(wood apple) is given in a dose of 15-20 ml to improve the taste, treat anorexia and improve the appetite.

6) Fresh juice of ripened fruit or ripened fruit is consumed to improve the body strength.

7) The paste of ka.................read more


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