Health Benefits of Winged Beans (Sigarilyas)
Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) is a tropical legume plant that grows in hot, humid countries such as the Philippines and Indonesia to India, Thailand, Burma, And Sri Lanka. This plant is famously known as Goa bean, four-angled bean, four-cornered bean, Manila bean, Mauritius bean.
It is a climbing plant and similar in appearance and growth habit to the ordinary garden pole bean. Almost all parts of the plant are used in East-Asian cuisine. Tubers can be eaten raw or cooked, flowers can be used in salads, leaves can be eaten like spinach, and seeds can be used in similar ways as the soybean.
Winged beans offer a lot of essential nutrients such as complex carbohydrates, B vitamins, protein, fiber, calcium, and iron.
Nutritional value
5.242 mg of Copper,
24.46 mg of Iron
6.772 mg of Manganese
1.875 mg of Vitamin B1
47.1 g of Total Dietary Fiber
821 mg of Phosphorus
53.96 g of Protein
1.387 g of Tryptophan
2.146 g of Threonine
2.672 g of Isoleucine
4.545 g of Leucine
3.888 g of Lysine
Health Benefits Of Winged Beans
Reduces Headaches And Migraines
According to research conducted by the Murdoch University School of Psychology in Australia, by consuming a drink with a complete array of 19 different amino acids, including tryptophan, symptoms of migraines can be reduced.
This is the primary reason why you should include foods rich in tryptophan, like the winged bean, in your diet to reduce a headache and other related problems.
Prevents Asthma
People with chronic asthma may normalize their breathing with the help of magnesium supplements which aid in relaxing the bronchial muscles and regulate breathing. Even breathlessness and wheezing can be relieved through the administration of magnesium.
Can Help Prevent Diabetes
According to several kinds of research, consuming calcium, along with vitamin D, may be beneficial in optimizing glucose metabolism and help prevent diabetes. These two, calcium and vitamin D, have direct effects on the pancreatic cells that control insulin secretion and blood sugar levels. Calcium is necessary for the cellular process that occurs within insulin-responsive tissues like fat and skeletal muscle tissue.
Increases Immunity And Fights Colds
Inflammation And Sprains
Superoxide dismutase (SOD) deficiency can be observed in patients with arthritis. The anti-inflammatory properties of SOD are needed by arthritis patient’s body to increase the synthesis and functioning of SOD, thus reducing symptoms of the condition and gives a healthier life.
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