Sambaar or Sambar: Has The Ability To Fight Colon Cancer Dear Indians!
Our mothers fed us 'sambaar' or 'sambar' at least twice a month. It is full of vegetables we ran away from, did not pay heed to what it has or does for us but hey! Listen Up! It has the ability to fight Colon Cancer! Which is why our country sees very few cases of it!
I may have been living in a bubble but an expert just told me that this piping hot dish is often suggested as a home remedy for various ailments by family elders. Now we even have a research by the Manipal University to validate the same. This most popular of south Indian curries has been proven to prevent Colon Cancer and medical experts say that the spices and drumstick or 'sehjan ki phalli' in sambar are the superheroes.
Swami Paramanand Natyavidyalaya Yoga and Research Center (SPPC) Ayurvedic doctor Divya Sharad, told HerZindagi that turmeric is not only a spice but it is also a herb. Due to beneficial properties of turmeric, it has been used for centuries in herbal medicines. So turmeric helps to protect against all types of cancer. But turmeric is more effective in preventing Colon Cancer. Curcumin present in turmeric is a powerful antioxidant and it is effective in killing cancer cells.
Sambar can be had with idlis, dosas and rice. You can also have it individually. There are so many types of the same dish, so many ways of preparing it. Indian spices that go into the making of sambar are coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, asafoetida, turmeric rhizomes, black pepper, curry leaves and cumin seeds.
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If you buy Sambar powder, then you are sorted as it has anti-tumorigenic properties. This is what counteracts the formation of tumours. A study was done by Cancer Research Institute (CRI) of the Tata Memorial Institute, Mumbai, a few years back also proved that all the components in sambar facilitate good digestion which is important to prevent colon cancer.
Drumstick or 'Sehjan Ki Phali' or 'Shegva' A Warrior!
As per medical experts, the good old drumstick which many of us run away from and some of us love is a superhero when it comes to battling Colon Cancer as well! They stress that it is the drumstick that does the wonders and the spices that change the game but if you do not consume any of this then the sambar is of no point for fighting Colon Cancer.
Kailash Naturopathy Hospital, Medical Incharge of Greater Noida, Dr. Umashankar Sharma, told HerZindagi that "If you eat Sehjan ki phali or drumstick, it will reduce the risk of colon cancer because the amount of protein in it is very high. Apart from this, many types of anti-cancerous compounds are found in Sejan ki phalli or drumstick like Kaferrol, Rehmanetinin and Isoquercetin etc. But you do not have any benefit from eating such Sambar"
Well, in the end, it is up to you how you like your sambar but we do know this much that drumsticks are consumed for a reason. There is a proper way of eating it as well. My Tamilian friend eats it by cutting it open and having the gooey part bit by bit with the rice and curry.
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