Greetings to you all, Am glad to be here again to share, last month was a successful one and i want to welcome you into the month of August as we continue on our pumpkin leaf progressive journey, as well will be sharing with us today the many health benefits of this leaf which you may not known.
I want also to celebrate all my friends who stood by me for the success of the last month journey, more blessings.

our pumpkin leaf journey started this planting season last month precisely about 22 days ago, when we prepared the ground making it ready and as well prepared the seeds ready for the planting process.
The pumpkin leaf journey so far has grown from just seeds to amazingly green beautiful leafs, few weeks from now we will have our first harvest, the journey so far has been amazing, stress free and full of excitement.

This update is covering for about two weeks, i could not share for last week but i had the pictures taken that week, so i will be sharing the both pictures in our post today, you will be seeing some difference in their growth and you will see how well the vegetables have grown and the natural green beautiful leafs.

I love the way the leafs have grown so far, the soil was very rich that I didn't apply any soil aided nutrient before and after planting but very soon we will be adding some organic manure to the soil to enhances productivity.

Like i said, we will only be making use of animal dungs, (cow, goat chicken and pig) we will be showing you the difference and which of them is best for which crop as we journey in our experience.

Like i told us in the previous post of our pumpkin vegetable journey, all the seeds we planted have all grown and are doing amazingly well as you can see on the pictures, For me it is a joyful and an exciting experience, seeing my vegetable grow as expected

In a week from now, we will be staking them so as to give them a good growing space, if allowed to grow on the ground, it may easily contact disease that may damage of affect it growth so we will put some sticks to it for easy growth.

..........Health Benefits..........

fluted Pumpkin leaf (Telfairria occidentalis) is locally called "Ugu" in our region, I may not know what you call it in your region but am sure you know it, over here it more like every family vegetable, like in my family while growing up it was more like every day vegetable. This amazing plant is blessed with some health benefits that you may not have known but i will be sharing with you now.

Pumpkin leafs have some rich amount of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, has Calcium as well as Iron, in addition to the vision benefits of Vitamin A, the leafs also provides numerous skin benefits.

The Vitamin C, in it help in healing wounds, forms scar tissue and also help in the healthy maintenance of our bones, skin and our teeth.
The leaves in it rich content help to fight against cancer, prevent infections, increase fertility, it lowers cholesterol, it helps tackles convulsion, has anti-aging agent and as well combat diabetes. Away from the few mentioned above it also has Potassium, Folic acid, Vitamin E, Vitamin B6, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Thiamine, Niacin, Dietary fibers, Riboflavin, Copper, Manganese, and Proteins.

• Fights against cancer:

Today cancer is gradually becoming one of the major causes of death around the globe, that name now is deathly when its mention in sickness, it’s becoming like an airborne disease in recent days but be as it may, nature has blessed us with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties which are in fluted pumpkin leaves to combat this dreaded illness.

The presence of chlorophyll, phenolic compounds, saponins, tannins, flavonoids, glycosides and phytosterols in fluted pumpkin which process chemo-suppressive properties makes it impossible for cancer to grow.

• Increases fertility:

Pumpkin leaves have been known to play a major role in the treatment of infertility issues, this is made possible by the antioxidant properties it processes, like Oleic acid, Vitamin A, Alkaloids, Tannins and linoleic acid over the years have help to boost functionality of testicles thereby increasing sperm count.

• Diabetes control:

The consumption of this leaf, help to reduce sugar level in the blood, by so doing it will keep diabetes under control, also the aqueous leaf extract of the pumpkin leaves has been known to act as anti-diabetic properties which will help regulate the glucose level of diabetes patients, this is possible via the presence of ethyl acetate and polysaccharides content in the leaves, known as anti-diabetic properties.

• Immune system Booster:

Our immune system are made of organs which process and provides resistance to infections as well as toxins, organs like thymus, bone marrow and the lymph nodes, the rich content of the vitamins and minerals that are present in the leaves is known to a high booster of the immune system as well as maintenance of the overall health process.

• Tackles convulsion:

This pumpkin leaves helps to tackle convulsion, convulsion a sudden, violent and irregular movement of the body, this movement is cause by the involuntary contractions of muscles, often associated with brain disorder such as epilepsy and the presence of certain toxins in the blood and can as well be seen when children have fever. It’s not an experience you can even wish your enemy because of the terrible nature of it, this pumpkin leaves have also been used in the treatment of it in the past years by medical practitioners.

I believe this will be useful to you, irrespective of your location, please make use of this fluted pumpkin it will help in many ways, even in ways you never expect, maybe you did not know, please this is why I can not do without this leaves around me, you can grow it even in bags and containers if you don't have planting space. its @emylight your friend, till we see again, please take care of your health.

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