Sunflower is straight facing towards up looking at the Sun.It is a challenging job for photographers to take the photographs of sunflower.In the center of the flower there are black seeds.The flower is yellow in color.These black seeds are removed and are put in machine from which the oil is taken out.We call this oil as sunflower oil.This oil is used daily in homes, restaurants and hotels.The color of oil is yellowish-golden.This oil is packed in big plastic pouch, bottles and cans.This packets and bottles should be kept in places where there is shadow otherwise the medicinal values get reduced.The oil has many medicinal values.This oil is called as friend of heart patients.It also protects our skin from germs.Sunflower oil gives energy to various organs of or body.For sharper brains and to keep our nervous system strong this sunflower oil helps a lot.We can do body massage also with this oil.Sunflower is used in salads, vegetables and noodles.
Nutritional value :
Sunflower oil contains Fats and Vitamin E.
Medicinal uses :
- In winter season our skin becomes dull and dry.Due to this, many skin problem arise.Skin starts itching.Moisture in skin gets reduced and seems that skin is getting pulled inside.Dullness and dryness of skin reduces the flexibility of skin and cracks starts coming on it.Rubbing the skin creates scratches on it.Sometimes boils also occur on skin.On these problems sunflower oil is very much useful in winter season.Before going to bed in the night massage your body with sunflower oil.Have tablespoon of sunflower oil n morning and in night.Use this oil in daily cooking.This maintains our healthy skin.Moisture is very well maintained.Itching problem goes away.Skin becomes smooth and glowing.In winter season there is also a problem of cracked heels.Sunflower oil cures this problem.Rub this oil on cracked portions daily.Do this at least 10-15 days.Within 2-3 days you will notice the change.
- Massaging small babies with sunflower oil is very much beneficial.Those who are premature babies.or those who are low birth weight babies, sunflower oil acts good on these babies too.In such babies the growth of the skin is not completely developed and there is risk of infection through the skin.Sunflower oil massage works as shield on the skin.Germs are blocked to enter inside the skin.Automatically babies get protection from many diseases.So small babies should be massaged wit sunflower oil regularly.
- Sunflower oil has a good proportion of oleic acid and low saturated fats are low.Due to this to reduce harmful fats that is Low Density Lipoproteins this oleic acid is useful.This LDL accumulates in blood veins and reduces hollowness and creates the problem of high blood pressure.This effects the proper working of our heart.So those who have problem of high blood pressure should take one tablespoon of this oil daily in morning and in night.It maintains the proper level of cholesterol.
- We see many people around us who are in huge problem due to cancer disease.This big disease should not attack us, many people think this.So for this we should take proper precaution from early.Using sunflower oil regularly is very much beneficial.This oil contain a substance named as Tocoferol and vitamin E.These both the substances are very good for our health.These two substances fight against the substances which tries to create cancer disease.So those who want to stay away from cancer or those are having cancer should have sunflower oil in their diet regularly..
- For proper working for our body there are many reactions taking place in our cells.During this reaction many harmful substances are created.It is necessary to remove these harmful substances otherwise many organs perform slowly.For the proper functioning of our body organs vitamin E plays very important role.Betain and Arginine which are phytochemicals are also present in sunflower oil.We call these as anti-oxidants.
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