Do not get rid of the avocado seed!

in #healt6 years ago (edited)
Happy day for everyone! in this opportunity I bring you good news. After tasting a delicious avocado, not everything ends there. The seed is still productive for us...

Surprising, is not it?

Do you want to know how it is possible ?, find out here.

The avocado is a fruit of creamy consistency that allows its combination with any food as well as being very rich, it is super nutritious.

Usually, we eat the pulp and discard the seed. But as soon as you find out how beneficial it is, you will not even think about it.

Why the seed?

The avocado is a very nutritious food for which its consumption is recommended habitually. However, 70% of the amino acids contained in the fruit are present in the seed, so it contains soluble fiber in large quantities.

These are some uses that you can give to the seed:

1. Contribute to eradicate the problem of dandruff.

The avocado seed has an essential factor when it comes to talking about the anti-dandruff effect.

You can use it in the following way:

Grind the seed
Mix it with castor oil.
Rub on the scalp.
Cover the hair with a plastic cap for 1 hour.
Wash your hair thoroughly.

Note: It is not recommended for people with hair with a greasy predisposition.

2. Prevents cardiovascular diseases.

The avocado seed contains fatty acids that the body can not synthesize naturally, so you need to incorporate them through food.

Take a cup of infusion of the avocado seed daily for a month. Prepare it as follows:

Grate a quarter of the pepa per cup of boiling water, before cooking, remove the brown shell of the seed. This infusion fortifies the heart and removes the strong palpitations.

3. Improves various digestive problems.

The avocado seed is excellent to fight inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract as well as diarrhea. In South America they use the seed as a remedy for infections and stomach problems.

You can use it in two ways:
  • First you must toast the avocado seed and grind it. Then make an infusion of plantain to which you will eventually add a pinch of the seed powder in a glass, take three times a day.

  • Or you can boil for 5 minutes a liter of water with an avocado seed, pomegranate peel and anise; You should drink this liquid constantly during the day.

4. Help to lose weight.

Avocado seeds significantly reduce the absorption of glucose helping to maintain stable blood glucose levels, thus avoiding the secretion of insulin spikes and fierce attacks of hunger; this, added to its satiating and regulating effect of intestinal transit, helps maintain weight or facilitate its loss in weight loss diets.
  • Remove the brown peel from the avocado seed, then grate a quarter of a seed and add a glass of water and boil for 10 or 15 minutes, let it cool and drink as water for 15 days in a row.

5. Help with intestinal parasites.

There are two ways you can use it:
  • Remove the brown peel from the avocado seed, then grate a quarter of a seed and add a glass of water, let it boil for 10 or 15 minutes, wait for it to be fresh and take it for a period of 15 days in a row.

  • Prepare an infusion with one or half scratched seed, add to a cup of boiling water and take it on an empty stomach.

6. For rheumatism.

Pulverizar las semillas del aguacate, mezclarlas luego con alcohol. Puedes untar ésta crema sobre la zona enferma aplicándose fricciones simultáneamente.

7. It works as an exfoliator.

Store the seed in a place where it does not receive light, be fresh and dry for 10 days, once the seed has crumpled cut it into pieces and put it in the blender or food processor to crush it completely. In a container, combine the powdered seed with Vaseline and olive oil. Mix everything very well.

Apply the avocado seed mask on your face giving circular massages for a better exfoliation, let it act for about 10 minutes and then remove it with plenty of fresh water.

8. Help with coughing.

To relieve the cough you should grate the avocado seed and add half a teaspoon of coffee in a cup of hot boiled water, then add a teaspoon of honey, mix well, let cool a little and take 2 teaspoons 4 times a day.

9. It works like pediculicide.

You can use the seed in the following way:

Boil in a quarter of a liter of water, 5 powdered avocado seeds and a sprig of rue, rub the mixture on the entire scalp and finally cover your head with a towel for 1hr.

In general, the avocado bone has anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antimicrobial, anti-fungal and antiaging properties; thus providing capacity for many benefits for our health. It can be consumed in many ways: it can be dried, scratched, roasted, roasted and eaten. We can use them in salads, drink in teas, smoothies and smoothies or simply consume them alone (if you do not mind the bitter taste).

You already know, why waste it if we can take advantage of its benefits?

I hope my publication was useful, see you soon. ♥

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