Turkey berry (Solanum torvum) is a perennial plant horticulturally used for eggplant’s rootstock. Turkey berries are prevalent in various cultures across Asia and Africa, and is seen through the variety of names it has in various cultures, such as “tekokak” in Indonesian, “sundaikkai” in Tamil, “suzume nasu” in Japanese, and “makhuea phuang” in Thai. And of course, these are also some of the interesting benefits of turkey berry for anemia.
What are its Health Benefits
This is the main benefit of turkey berry. Turkey berries have rich reserve of iron, which is the key for the prevention of anemia by stimulating the production of red blood cells.
Next, turkey berries are also good for healing notably common digestive-related diseases such as indigestion, diarrhea and stomach ache. It works by neutralizing the stomach acids that are responsible for the treatment of gastric ulcers.
Regular consumption of turkey berry also contributes to the prevention of intestinal worms or tapeworms. Tapeworms are parasites that may infect us by grazing in pastures, eating uncooked meat or drinking contaminated water. When ignored, tapeworms can form huge abscesses inside human organs.
Turkey berry also helps the treatment of diabetes, which is the permanent condition wherein there is excessive amount of sugar inside the blood. Diabetes is also categorized into two; type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes
. One can use turkey berry to treat diabetes by adding the powdered leaves of Turkey berry plant into other berries.
Cold and flu are among the most common diseases with some of the simplest and quickest medications and recoveries. And the good news is that, Turkey berry can also be used for cold and flu recovery! All one needs is to make a hot soup out of the berries.
Turkey berry halts the growth of lung cancer cells because they offer the best combinations of antibacterial as well as antifungal qualities, which are of course very important for the protection against cancer.
Mucus and phlegm may appear due to flu and coughing respectively. And then, one may cough a lot due to symptoms of asthma, bronchitis or lung inflammation. Mucus and phlegm could be treated by drying the berries and make them into a powder.
Turkey berries, according to studies help the prevention and treatment of kidney disease, and even reverse tubular necrosis as well as glomerular congestion.
The powerful antioxidants of Turkey berry, ranging from flavonoids, alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, torvosides, etc. Contribute to the ultimate protection from cardiovascular diseases and also stroke.
Turkey berry regulates menstruation by normalizing the regular menstruation cycle and also minimizes the pain and discomfort associated from it.
And finally, Turkey berry is also able in curing redness, pain as well as symptoms of gout by helping to flush out uric acid away from the body.