It’s a splendid day to talk about the many health benefits of mabolo.
Mabolo is a fruit from the kamagong tree which is native or indigenous to the Philippines. Some other terms for mabolo that you may be more familiar with are diospyros discolor, kamagong, velvet apple, velvet persimmon, tálang, and mabolo tree.
Here is a list of the health benefits of mabolo that I came across online.
1. Mabolo Contains Various Vitamins And Minerals
Some of the vitamins you can get from consuming mabolo are vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B9, vitamin C, and vitamin E.
For your minerals, you can get calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium.
2. Boosts Your Immune System
Eating vegetables and fruits like mabolo can help improve your body’s immune system.
This is primarily because of the vitamins and minerals it contains. In particular, its vitamin C content.
Vitamin C is amazing in waving off the common cold and flu. It also can act as an antioxidant in your body which can prevent different diseases.
3. Mabolo Is A Good Source Of Antioxidants
Mabolo is popular with locals for containing antioxidants.
Antioxidants are amazing in your body because it can fight harmful free radicals that can cause different kinds of chronic diseases.
4. Helps Strengthen Your Bones
If you need more calcium intake from natural sources, you can also eat mabolo for this.
It contains calcium that can help in keeping your bones healthy.
5. Mabolo Helps Maintain Your Healthy Skin
Mabolo is a nice fruit to eat if you want your skin to look young and healthy.
It is a source of both vitamin C and vitamin E which are nutrients known for their benefits to your skin.
Eating the fruit regularly may help you avoid skin conditions like acne and eczema.
Talking about healthy skin, you should also check out the vegetable, labanos. It also helps with the health of your skin.
I have here an article about the health benefits of labanos that you may want to read too.
6. Is Good For Your Respiratory System
There is a study made in Korea that showed mabolo to have anti-inflammatory qualities.
The study that was conducted with mice, showed that the extracts from mabolo were helpful in treating inflamed airway passages.
This could be something that may justify why mabolo is traditionally used to treat allergic bronchial asthma.
7. Mabolo May Help Manage Hypertension
Mabolo seems to be able to help regulate your blood pressure levels. It can help lower your blood pressure.
This is probably because the fruit contains potassium which can reduce your blood pressure by relaxing the walls of your blood vessels for smoother blood flow and negating the effects of excess sodium in your body.
In effect, it may be useful to people who are suffering from hypertension.
8. Has Anti-inflammatory And Analgesic Qualities
As mentioned earlier, researchers from Korea noticed that the extracts from mabolo showed anti-inflammatory activities in the test they’ve conducted with mice.
In a published study in the Natural Product Research, it was stated that the leaves of mabolo have potent analgesic qualities.
These particular qualities of this fruit and its leaves may be helpful to people suffering from arthritis.
Swelling and pain from the joints are common to people like me who have to deal with arthritis.
9. Mabolo Helps With Blood Circulation
Because mabolo contains iron, it’s a good fruit to stimulate the production of your red blood cells.
In addition, it helps improve your blood circulation. This makes sure that the nutrients are delivered to all parts of your body so they can function well.
Another great thing about eating mabolo which is a source of iron is that it can help prevent anemia.
10. May Be Good For Your Hair
There are anecdotal claims and articles about using mabolo to help improve the health of your hair.
It’s been used to treat dandruff and hair loss.
It’s also said that it can improve the volume of your hair, moisturize, and make it shine.
11. Mabolo Is Good For Your Digestion
The fiber in mabolo makes sure that you can have good digestion.
Good or healthy digestion does a lot of things for your body.
It can prevent constipation and diarrhea. It can also help in the absorption of nutrients from the foods you eat.
Conclusion
I may or may have not tried the mabolo fruit before. I’m not sure.
But the health benefits of mabolo are pretty amazing. I definitely will need it for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic qualities.
What’s the best health benefit of mabolo on the list for you?
Mabolo may be uncommon to you so make sure to inquire first with your doctor or health professional if you’re OK to consume it.
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