The simple pale green coloured bottle gourd is a very useful vegetable. Consumed daily by hundreds of people this vegetable rarely made its way on my dining table until a friend and family doctor recommended bottle gourd juice daily in the morning to reduce weight and cholesterol in one’s body.

    Lauki is also known as bottle gourd, calabash gourd, doodhi, ghiya, Sorekai, Chorakaa, Sorakaya, Esugai Balli, Lau and Pandhara bhopla. It has umpteen health benefits. Bottle gourd contains 96% water, and is perfect for juice. It contains vitamin B, C, sodium, iron, and potassium. It has low fat and cholesterol level. It is available for twelve months a year. It is an anti-oxidant and has become a popular health drink.

A cup of Lauki Juice

    Each cup contains 26 mg of Vitamin C, an active antioxidant. It protects the cells from being damaged. It boosts collagen production.

   It contains Zinc, a....

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