The season of tasty fruit pomegranate is going on. Besides its taste, the fruit is nutritious and excellent for health also. The peels of pomegranate also have surprising benefits. But the people throw away them in trash after eating pomegranates.
Today we will tell how and for what purpose you can use the peels of the pomegranate.
Collect the peels of pomegranate after eating the fruit and thoroughly wash them with clean water and dry them in the sunlight. After being dried, break these peels into small pieces. You can grind them, or you can also make smoothie by putting them in a blender or coffee grinder. Put this smoothie in a bottle like regular coffee powder and store it in the refrigerator. To make tea, add a spoon of pomegranate peel powder to a cup of water. Boil it for a few minutes and then strain it. You can also add lemon juice and honey to this tea.
This natural tea tastes very good and has different health benefits. This tea improves your digestive system, so people suffering from constipation and indigestion should definitely use it. It reduces the risk of heart disease, refreshes the skin, improves blood circulation, and even helps in protecting against harmful diseases like cancer.
Some of the other benefits of pomegranate peels are also mentioned as under:
Good for bladder, urinary related issues:
Soak a pomegranate peel in water and dry it. Now grind it finely and use it daily with six glasses of water. It is a good remedy for bladder heat and frequent urination.
For stomach ache:
In stomach ache and stomach diseases, the pomegranate proves to be best. Its peels, leaves and bark are used for many stomach diseases.
Iron deficiency:
Though pomegranate seeds are rich in iron, but its peels are also not less. Using its peels helps to fill iron deficiency.
Making a paste of dried pomegranate peels with fresh water once a day, iron deficiency is cured.
To cure bad breath:
For bad breath, boiling pomegranate peels in water and rinsing with this water removes bad breath.
Pomegranate peel powder is a great elixir for bad breath. For bad breath, taking a spoonful of its peels with water in the morning and evening cures bad breath.
To treat cough:
Pomegranate peels can be kept in the mouth and sucked to stop coughing.
For blemishes on the face:
Take two spoons of pomegranate peel powder and mix one spoon of lemon juice and honey to make a paste. Apply it on the face for fifteen minutes. After that, wash it off with lukewarm water. This removes blemishes on the face and neck and also improves the complexion.
Curing hair fall:
Taking any oil and mix pomegranate peel powder in it. Now apply this oil on the hair and roots before going to bed and massage it well. In the morning, wash your hairs. This will not only stop hair fall but also eliminate dryness of the hair.
Treatment of tonsils and sore throat:
Boil three teaspoons of pomegranate peel in water. Now strain it and gargle when it is lukewarm. This will relieve sore throat and tonsils.
For teeth and gums
Mix a pinch of ground black pepper in pomegranate peel powder and rub it on the teeth to whiten the them. Its juice strengthens the gums and prevents bleeding.
Weight control:
Take the powder of one pomegranate peel, mix it with one teaspoon of ground ginger and boil it in a cup of water. Drinking this drink daily will help you lose weight and lower your cholesterol.
Tea of Pomegranate peel:
Pomegranate peel tea has many benefits. Pomegranate peels are rich in many nutrients. Pomegranate peels can also be used by drying them and their benefits are also obtained by making tea from them.
Grind the pomegranate peels into a fine powder and store it. Now, to make tea, mix one teaspoon of this powder in a cup of water. Boil it for a few minutes and then strain it. Add lemon juice and honey to it and drink it.
This tea improves the digestive system.
It is useful in constipation and indigestion.
It reduces the risk of heart attack.
It improves blood circulation and makes the skin fresh.
Its use is a blessing in chronic diseases like cancer.
