Alfafa, Digestive Disorders treatment, natural remedy

Description :   Alfalfa is an important medicinal herb traditionally used in Ayurveda for treating digestive

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Alfalfa is an important medicinal herb traditionally used in Ayurveda for treating digestive disorders and arthritis. It is packed with various micronutrients and antioxidants, which are responsible for promoting the nutritional status.

Nutritional profile

• It contains less amount of carbohydrate but significantly rich in dietary fibre
• It also contains desirable amount of protein
• It contains negligible amount of fat
• It contains various vitamins like Vitamin C, Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, choline, betaine, Vitamin A, Vitamin E and Vitamin K
• It also contains several imperative trace elements, which include calcium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, iron, selenium, zinc, copper, magnesium and manganese
• It contains numerous bioactive compounds such as phytosterol, isoflavonoids, phenolic acid, saponin and flavonoids

Biological properties

1. Antioxidant property

• It exerts potent antioxidant activity that helps to prevent cellular damages by preventing oxidative stress and promotes cellular functions
• It helps to decrease the concentration of free radicals and Reactive oxygen species within body that helps to reduce the susceptibility of developing chronic diseases

2. Anti-inflammatory property

• It helps to prevent inflammation by decreasing the concentration of inflammatory mediators in blood
• It also helps to inhibit swelling and pain

3. Anti-carcinogenic property

• It plays significant role in reducing the susceptibility of carcinoma as it helps to prevent gene mutation
• It is also very effective for reducing the concentration of carcinogens in blood

Health benefits

1. Role on immune system

• It helps to boosting up the immunological responses of the body
• Its Vitamin C content plays vital role in strengthening the immune system
• It helps to stimulate the synthesis of WBC

2. Role on detoxification

• It helps to stimulate the detoxification process of the body, which helps to decrease the concentration of toxins within blood and helps to make the body healthy
• Apart from eliminating toxins it also helps to eliminate excess salt, fat and water from body

3. Role on preventing arthritis

• Pectic polysaccharide is an important anti-inflammatory substance extracted from alfalfa stem plays significant role in preventing joint swelling hence its consumption is very much helpful for reducing the prevalence of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
• Ethyl acetate component of alfalfa is also accountable for suppressing the synthesis of pro-inflammatory cytokines that helps to prevent inflammation as well and improves the symptoms of arthritis

4. Role on respiratory health

• It has been traditionally used as an effective remedial action for respiratory disorders
• Its antimicrobial activities are responsible for destroying bacteria and viruses hence helps to decrease the susceptibility of developing respiratory infections
• Its anti-inflammatory activities are also accountable for preventing asthma
• It is very effective for reducing the prevalence of bronchitis, common cold and flu

5. Role on renal health

• It has diuretic properties that stimulates the elimination of waste products through urine by increasing urination
• It also helps to improve the functionality of kidneys
• It is associated with reducing the risk of developing renal stone
• Consumption of alfalfa is also very effective for improving the health of bladder and prostate

6. Role on preventing menopausal symptoms

• It is extremely useful for treating menopausal symptoms as it contains significant amount of phytoestrogen, which acts like estrogen hormone
• Consumption of alfalfa extract is awfully beneficial for preventing the prevalence of vaginal dryness, hot flashes and night sweats

7. Role on digestive health

• Its fibre content is responsible for enhancing bowel movement as it helps to increase the bulkiness of stool and also helps to make the stool soft by water retention that results in easy defecation hence improves regularity
• It helps to protect the gastrointestinal tract from inflammatory damages thus reduces the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease and ulcerative colitis
• It also helps to reduce the prevalence of indigestion, cramping, bloating, and diarrohea

8. Role on hepatic health

• Consumption of alfalfa extract is very effective for promoting hepatic health
• It helps to protect liver cell from oxidative and inflammatory damages hence stimulates its functionality
• One of the leading causes of liver damage is recognized as releasing of liver enzymes into blood. Alfalfa helps to decrease the concentration of liver enzyme in blood hence its administration is very much useful to prevent liver damage
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