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Ayurveda Highlights Bottle Gourd’s Benefits, Recipes and Patanjali Products

Ayurveda Highlights Bottle Gourd’s Benefits, Recipes and Patanjali Products
Don't Hate Lauki Yet! Ayurveda Explains Why Bottle Gourd Is Worth Adding To Your Diet · freepressjournal.in

Lauki is another name for bottle gourd.

The article says it contains water, fibre, vitamins and minerals.

Because it has few calories, it may help people feel full.

Its water and fibre are described as helpful for digestion.

Ayurveda considers it cooling and hydrating.

The article suggests making lauki raita, kofta, kheer or halwa.

It recommends air-frying or cooking koftas instead of deep-frying them.

Patanjali also sells two products made with or based on lauki.

Key facts

Also known as
Lauki or bottle gourd
Nutrients mentioned
Carbohydrates, protein, vitamin C, B-complex vitamins, potassium, magnesium, calcium and iron
Dietary qualities
High in water and fibre, and low in calories
Ayurvedic description
Cooling, hydrating and associated with balancing Vata and Pitta doshas
Suggested dishes
Lauki raita, lauki kofta, lauki kheer and lauki halwa
Patanjali product
Patanjali Lauki Amla Juice, listed in a 1-litre size
Divya product
Divya Lauki Ghanvati, listed in a 32-gram size

Quotes

Acharya Balkrishna

Co-founder of Patanjali Ayurveda who discusses lauki’s Ayurvedic benefits and preparations

“Swami Ji’s (Swami Ramdev, the co-founder of Patanjali Ayurved) slogan for children is that eating lauki will make them healthy and tall. It is lovely to look at and highly beneficial due to its qualities. So, include it in your diet.”
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