Okro which is also known as Abelmoschus esculentus. Is a herbaceous hairy annual plant of the mallow family. It is also known as annual herb that is cultivated for its edible green seed pods. Okro belongs to the same plant family as hibiscus and cotton.
Okro has so many health benefits, of which am going to list, here in Nigeria okro is been prepared as soup or sauce. It is very rich in vitamin C, magnesium, fiber and antioxidants.
Health benefits
- Lower heart disease risk
- Lower high blood sugar
- Lower the risk of a neural tube defect, which is very good for pregnant women.
Here in Ibiono Ibom in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, we use okro to lower high blood pressure, here's how we use it:-
You will plug okro and slice it into a cup or container and add a clean water and keep it over night, in the morning you extract the water the water will be slippery, then drink it. With this it's lowers the blood sugar faster.
This is all from today, thanks for reading my post, let me know in the comment session if this was helpful.