What are Pulses?
Pulses may be defined as the dried edible seeds of cultivated legume. They belong to the family of peas, beans and lentils. The pulses are a large family and various species are capable or surviving in very different climates and soils. Pulses are cultivated in all parts of the world, and they occupy an important place in human diet.
Kinds of Pulses & their Health benefits:
Indian diet is majorly based on crops and cereals and in every cuisine, wheat, rice, pulses etc are compulsory and are liked. They are even filled with lots of nutrients and has their respective health benefits too. Pulses are one of the well-known crop item of Indian cuisine. There are many types of pulses. Today we will be talking about different types of pulses and their health benefits.
Pulses contain more protein than any other plant. They serve as a lost-cost protein to meet the needs of the large section of the people. Nutritionally, immature fruits have distinctively different properties to those of the mature seeds; the protein content is lower but they are relatively richer in vitamins and soluble carbohydrates. Pulses are fairly good sources of thiamine and niacin and also provide calcium and iron.
Uses of Pulses:
- All the pulses are used in a variety of ways.
- Pulses are used as a common foodstuff in forms as pulses, de husked, decorticated and whole seed. These are used as a stuff material in chapatis etc.
- Pulses are also used in the form of flour such as that of Bengal gram, green gram, black gram which are often called ‘besan’.
Benefits of Pulses:
- Bengal gram is very useful to treat diabetes. Experiments have shown that the intake of this pulse enhances the utilization of glucose.
- Bengal gram is a valuable astringent for use in dyspepsia, vomiting, indigestion etc related disorders.
- All the pulses are very rich in Iron thus are very good to cure anaemia.
- Cooked germinated gram is a wholesome food for children and individual and One must include these in their daily diet.
- During menstruation, pulses are very good. It provides you energy and abides the pain.
- The green gram is one of the most healthiest stuff. It is the rich source of chlorophyll, thus enhances your immune system and body as well.
- Pigeon pea which is also called ‘masoor dal’ is rich in Vitamin a, thus a very good thing for health purposes.
- Bengal gram is very beneficial for skin and hair diseases. It cures allergic skin diseases like eczema, scabies, itching etc.
- Black gram is valuable in digestive system disorders. It should be given in form of decoction.
- A fine paste of pigeon pea shall be applied on the bald patches. It cures baldness
- Pulses are always a types of beauty-aid. It can be used a face pack or mask too.
- Water in which green grams are soaked is an excellent remedy for cholera, chicken-pox, typhoid, measles and many more.
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