Mungana Shenga | Drum stick

Properties of Drumstick:

The major constituents of the drumstick possess biological activities that might play a role in its potential use in several medicinal systems such as Ayurveda, homoeopathy, unani, yoga, naturopathy and siddha.¹ The potential properties of drumstick are as follows:

• It may have an anti-oxidant property
• It may be an anti-diabetic (reduces blood glucose levels)
• It may have anti-cancer (prevents the growth of cancer cells) potential
• It may have an anti-seizure property
• It may be an anti-asthmatic
• It might help in alleviation of inflammaton
• It may act as an anti-parasitic agent
• It may have an anti-bacterial property
• It may have an anti-fungal property
• It may be an anti-pyretic (reduces fever) agent
• It may act as an anti-ulcer (reduces the formation of ulcers)agent
• It maight have an anti-spasmodic (relieves muscle spasms) property
• It may have an anti-allergic potential
• It may help with blood pressure-lowering
• It might help with kidney stone-reducing
• It might be hepato-protective (prevents damage to the liver)
• It might help with cholesterol-lowering
• It may act as a laxative (manages constipation)
• It may act as a diuretic (promotes urine formation).