Herbal Uses of Drumstick Plants

Drumstick is a common vegetable mostly available in India and Pakistan. The pods of drumstick plant are considered as the most valued part of this plant.

The pods are immature drumsticks and fresh extracts of drumstick pods are wonderful natural cleanser and rich in antibacterial medicinal qualities.

Almost all the parts of Drumstick plants are considered as edible in Indian gastronomy. However palatable these items are, these are all rich in therapeutic value. The leaves of Drumstick plants are especially potential for medicinal use and quite often considered as healthy food due its highly nutrition value and iron- rich content.

The leaves of drumsticks are good tonic for infants and growing kids. For better taste the juice of the leaves should be extracted and mixed with milk for consumption. This herbal tonic works for healthy and strong bones and helps in purification of blood.

The milk treated herbal extracts of drumstick leaves are beneficial for the expecting mothers as well. It serves the would-be-mothers with calcium, essential vitamins, and iron which work as a safe and natural antidote for common sluggishness and reduce the chance of complications in post-delivery period. The vegetable prepared with drumstick leaves is beneficial on consumption for the carrying and lactating mothers as it increases breast milk production.

Soup prepared with drumstick leaves is extremely beneficial for the natural prevention for tuberculosis, bronchitis, and asthma. The decoction of drumstick leaves are taken as soup; for better taste lime juice, pepper, and salt can be added to it as per the discretion of the patient.

Decoction made with fresh drumstick flowers and cow milk is an excellent herbal tonic for sexual weakness and functional infertility of both males and females. The powdered form of the bark, as a medicine, improves quality of semen and cures problem like premature ejaculation in male.

The decoction of bark powder and water treated by honey is the herbal medicine should be taken in curing the problem of premature ejaculation.
Drumstick is a natural medicine for digestive disorder.

The combination of fresh leaf extract, one teaspoon honey, and one glass of tender coconut water is an excellent herbal antidote for cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, jaundice, and colitis.

Fresh leaf-extract of drumstick leaves mixed with cucumber or carrot juice is a natural antidote for dysuria and high acid percentage in urine.

Drumstick leaf-extract treated by lime juice is helpful for the treatment for pimples, black head, and age spots. On regular use it adds natural radiance on skin tone.