OKRA (LADYFINGER-BHINDI) AND HEALTH ITS BENEFITS
OKRA (LADYFINGER-BHINDI) AND HEALTH ITS BENEFITS Image Source: "Hong Kong Okra Aug 25 2012" by Earth100 - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hong_Kong_Okra_Aug_25_2012.JPG#/media/File:Hong_Kong_Okra_Aug_25_2012.JPG Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is a heat-loving vegetable in the Hibiscus family. Okra has a long history, with its beginnings in Egypt where it is cultivated before the time of Cleopatra. The okra plant spread to many parts of the world during the Atlantic slave trade. During World War II, the shortage of coffee beans made them use okra seeds as a substitute for coffee. This incident made the word �okra fever�. Since then, okra's popularity never disappeared from local markets to convenience stores throughout the world and throughout the year. Okra contains vitamins A and C and is a good source of iron and calcium. It also contains starch, fat, ash, thiamine and riboflavin. No wonder, Cleopatra and Yang ...