In winter season we see more brinjals in vegetable market.Especially green brinjals are observed more in this season.Purple-blackish brinjals are available whole year.This brinjals are long elliptical in shape.Its shape is like cucumber.The stalk of brinjals contain good source of nutrients so it should not be cut before cooking.But while eating it should be cut.If there is small hole on brinjal then it is decayed from inside. So proper care should be taken while buying brinjals.The taste of brinjals in winter is best.It is called as king of vegetables in winter.The plant is 2-2.5 feet tall and has thorns on it.Brinjals are cultivated worldwide.Black brinjals also contains many nutrients.There are also brinjals growing on climbing plant but it does not contain much nutrients.The more the soft brinjal the more are the nutrients.We should not eat too much brinjals in summer.Brinjal vegetable's nutritional value increases if sunflower and asafoetida is added to it.We can make brinjal rice, curry and also tasty vegetable.The leaves are big.Brinjals which have less seeds are very good.These brinjals are light purple in color.Brinjals grows well in black soil.Brinjals are mainly from India.It is cultivated since ancient times.It has spread now in East Asia.Brinjals are now found in America and some African countries too.It can be grown in hilly regions too.Brinjal is digestive and anti-flatulent.
Nutritional value :
Brinjal contains Carbohydrate, Fat, Protein, Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium, Iron ,Vitamin B6 and C.
Medicinal uses :
- Many a times if food in stomach if food is not pushed further at proper time then it remains there and then fermentation process is done on it and gas is created.This gas gets accumulated in stomach and burps come.Stomach starts paining.Sometimes problem of breathing also occur.Brinjals works good on such problems.It has the quality of anti-flatulent.Fry brinjal and use its pulp.Add a pinch of asafoetida and little garlic powder to the pulp and eat it.Take two tablespoon of pulp two times in a day.All gas problems gets reduced.Burping problem also cures.Sometimes people have problem of indigestion.They do not feel like eating.Headache also occurs.On this problem brinjal soup is very beneficial.Take pulp of brinjal and take a tomato.Cook it in the pressure cooker.Then grind it in the mixer grinder.Add water and a pinch of black pepper powder and cinnamon powder to it.Take this hot soup two times in a day.All stomach problems reduces.
- People get exhausted due to daily work pressure.There is physical as well as mental stress on the body.Schedule of our daily diet keeps on changing.Then sleeping disorders occur.We call this as Insomnia.Due to this we feel extremely tired.There is no enthusiasm in work.We get angry soon.Problem of acidity starts.Then we take different types of medicines and its harmful effects starts on our body.Then the mind is not stable.In such problem eat two tablespoon of brinjal pulp with one teaspoon of honey one time in night.Continue this for a week.Then you will start feeling the change.You will get good sleep and mind will be happy.You will be fresh daily.
- Brinjal is useful in constipation.Brinjal easily gets mixed with excreta and helps it to throw out with ease.Brinjal contains good proportion of fibers.Intestines easily absorbs the fibers and helps in cleaning process.Brinjal contains a substance named as mucilage which also helps in this process .Thus eating brinjal regularly helps in the problem of constipation.
- Our body contains a fluid named as Homocysteine.If the level of this fluid increases in the blood then it may result in heart attack.To avoid this the level of homocysteine should be properly maintained.The vitamins and minerals present in brinjal helps to maintain this level.So it is beneficial to eat brinjal regularly.Also those who have heart diseases should have brinjal in their diet regularly.It helps in proper blood circulation.
- Brinjal is useful in cough.Take one teaspoon of brinjal leaves and add little honey to it.Continue this for two days.Cough problem gets cured.