In many dishes, sweet neem or curry leaves are added and this would make the dishes very tasty. Curry leaves are known as karuveppilai in Tamil. It is amazing to note that the proof regarding the use of curry leaves in dishes has been present in Tamil literature also. There are many health benefits of chewing curry leaves in the morning.
The health benefits are
Good for digestion:
The curry eaves are rich in fibre content is known to us. The fibres would help in good digestion. We would not get issues like constipation etc as the fibres would help in the bowel movements.
Improves hair quality:
It is learnt that the presence of antioxidants and beta carotene etc in the curry leaves would thicken and repair damaged hair plus delay the white or grey hairs in us. Hair growth would be promoted.
Lowers blood sugar levels:
Many people have diabetes or high blood sugar levels in them and this could be due to many reasons. By chewing curry leaves in the morning blood sugar levels would be lowered and diabetes would be managed. Insulin sensitivity would be increased.
Promotes weight loss:
Losing weight is not an easy task and people try many ways to lose their excess weight. It is believed that by chewing curry leaves every day in the morning there would be proper digestion of fat and increased metabolism etc. This would help in weight loss.
Rich in antioxidants:
When we chew curry leaves daily in the morning, we might not get chronic diseases etc. The curry leaves have antioxidants like vitamin A,C, flavonoids etc and these would neutralise the radicals and lower oxidative stress etc.
Good for heart health:
Our heart health would get boosted by chewing curry leaves. This is due to the presence of rutin and tannins etc in the curry leaves. These would lower our cholesterol levels and would reduce the chances of getting heart disease etc.
Good for eye health:
The presence of vitamin A in curry leaves would improve eye health. We could avoid issues like cataracts etc also.
Good for liver health:
For our overall health to be good, liver health must be good. The antioxidants present in curry leaves would support liver function by detoxifying the body. Toxins would get eliminated. Our liver health would be superb.
Good for skin health:
It is noteworthy that curry leaves have vitamin E in them and this would boost skin health. Skin texture would get better and we could avoid certain skin related issues.
Anti-inflammatory properties:
The inflammation in the body would get reduced due to the compounds (having anti-inflammatory properties) present in the curry leaves.