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The antioxidant-rich seeds help burn fat to aid weight loss. Their soluble fiber content lowers your appetite and provides you a feeling of fullness for several hours. This prevents you from eating calorie-rich snacks.
In addition, the pit contains calcium, magnesium and potassium that support overall health, fitness recovery and weight loss.
For weight loss, make a smoothie with ½ of an avocado seed (ground), 1 green apple, the juice of 1lemon, ½ of a banana, ½ cup of spinach and 1 tablespoon of ginger.
The antioxidants like catechins and procyanidins in avocado seeds help reduce pain, swelling, and stiffness due to inflammation. Apart from having good antioxidant properties, the seeds are also rich in anti-inflammatory properties.
Thus, the seeds are beneficial for reducing inflammatory diseases within the body, which include acne, asthma, sinusitis, atherosclerosis, celiac disease, hay fever, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, interstitial cystitis, and even cancer.
Eat about 1 to 2tablespoons of avocado seed powder daily. You can even use the avocado seed oil to massage aching joints or muscles to reduce pain and soreness.
Avocado seed powder also works as a natural exfoliate for your skin. It helps remove dead skin cells, excess sebum and other impurities from the skin.
Buildup of dead skin cells makes your skin look older and even leads to acne by clogging up your pores.
The antioxidants in avocado seed powder also help repair and nourish dry and damaged skin and give it an incredible glow.
Mix 1 tablespoon of avocado seed powder with 1 teaspoon each of olive oil and honey. Use this mixture to gently massage your body using circular motions. Wait 15 minutes before taking a bath. Use this scrub once or twice a week.
Another good use of avocado seeds is making your own shampoo out of them. This homemade shampoo will be free of toxic ingredients and help make your hair thick and soft. It also helps reduce graying.
Wash and pat dry 3 or 4avocado seeds. Grate the seeds using a grater. Add the grated seeds to 6 cups of water and bring it to a boil, then simmer it for 20 to 30 minutes. Allow it to cool, then strain it. Mix this infusion with ¼ cup of your herbal shampoo and store it in a bottle. Use it to wash your hair as needed.
You can also massage avocado seed oil into your hair to make it strong and shiny.
Because the seed has a local anesthetic effect, along with an ability to reduce inflammation and increase blood circulation, in folk cultures, its paste is used to reduce muscle pain and even treat arthritis. The seed or its decoction is also placed in the tooth cavity to cure toothache.
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Some South American cultures like the Quechua and the Siyona-Secoya also use the seed decoction as a contraceptive. They consider it safe to use as it does not cause permanent sterility. 👉The decoction is made by boiling the seed in 4–5 cups of water for 15 minutes till it turns bright red. It is then had during menstruation.
With regard to using avocado seeds for menstruation, traditional usage seems tricky. While the Quechua and the Siyona - Secoya use it to stop menstruation, in some parts of Colombia, the seed tea is used to bring on menstruation. So hold off on using the seed for this particular effect.
The antioxidants and fiber found in the seeds are great for your digestive system. In fact, the seeds contain more soluble fiber than the flesh of the fruit.
Include avocado seed powder in your diet to help your digestive tract perform at its prime. It will also ensure proper functioning of the pancreas, liver and gallbladder.
It is a known fact that the pulp of avocados is a good source of monounsaturated fats that can help reduce high levels of low-density lipoproteins (LDL or ‘bad’ cholesterol) and raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL or ‘good’ cholesterol) levels.
The seeds also possess cholesterol-lowering properties. They contain nourishing oil, rich in antioxidants that have the ability to lower high cholesterol levels.
A 2008 study published in Current Atherosclerosis Reports highlights the positive effects of soluble dietary fiber on LDL cholesterol and the risk of coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases.
A 2013 study published in Current Pharmaceutical Design notes that avocado seeds are a good source of bioactive phytochemicals that may help lower high cholesterol and high blood pressure as well as boost your immunity.
Avocado seeds also possess cancer-fighting properties. They contain flavonols, a class of flavonoids that include compounds like quercetin, kaempferol and myricetin, which work as powerful antioxidants to help prevent and reduce tumor growths.
Plus, the healthy fat inavocado seeds can wipe out leukemia stem cells, while leaving healthy cells unharmed. In a 2013 study published in Pharmaceutical Biology, researchers found that extract from avocado fruit and seeds caused leukemia cells to self-destruct.
A 2015 study published in Cancer Research notes that avocatin B, a lipid derived from avocado fruit, is a novel compound with cytotoxic activity in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). It helps reduce primary AML cell viability without any effect on normal peripheral blood stem cells.
People suffering from high blood pressure, or hypertension, should never throw away the pit after eating an avocado. Avocado seeds are very high in potassium, which is a good vasodilator. This nutrient helps relax the tension of blood vessels and arteries, thus lowering high blood pressure.
Potassium also lessens the effect of sodium, which in turn regulates blood pressure. A 2005 study published in Hypertension notes that increased intake of potassium-rich foods has the same lowering effect on blood pressure as potassium chloride. When your blood pressure is at an optimum level, it indirectly reduces your risk of heart disease and strokes.
The seeds can even delay the aging process. The powerful antioxidants fight off free radicals, which cause huge damage to healthy skin cells. This in turn accelerates skin aging and promotes wrinkles, age spots, sun damage, fine lines and sagging skin.
The oil made from avocado seeds increases collagen in your skin, which is important for youthful, firm and smooth skin.
Use avocado oil to massage your body to accelerate new skin cell generation and promote circulation in the body. This will help reverse aging and keep you looking young for years.
Avocado seeds have strong antioxidant properties. In fact, the seeds contain more than 70 percent of the antioxidants found in the entire fruit.
Antioxidants keep free radicals at bay, which in turn boosts your immune system and keeps you safe from bacterial, viral and fungal infections.
A 2004 study conducted at the National University of Singapore and published in Food Chemistry concludes that avocado seeds, among other fruit seeds like those in mangos, tamarinds and jackfruits, have an even greater level of antioxidant activity than the more commonly eaten parts of the fruits.
Include avocado seed powder in your smoothie or juice on a regular basis to strengthen your immune system and protect yourself during the cold and flu season.
Herbalists in Nigeria recommend mixing the seed powder into soups, paps, and puddings to treat hypertension or high blood pressure. And science is now being able to back this use.
When taken in the right dose, avocado seed extract can lower blood pressure.
A study on rats with high blood pressure found that water extract of avocado seeds can reduce blood pressure by reducing the total cholesterol levels, LDLs, and the triglycerol levels, and increasing the HDLs or the “good cholesterol.”
But the helpful effect of the seed extract depends on the dose as a high concentration of antioxidants in the seed can cause hypothyroidism, which in turn increases the cholesterol levels.
In South American cultures, avocado seed decoction or hot-water extract is used to manage diabetes. A 2013 study concurs, adding that the hot-water extract of avocado seeds can even protect liver, pancreatic, and kidney tissues. But for it to be able to manage diabetes effectively, the seed extract must be taken orally for a prolonged period of time.
Avocado seed extract can lower diabetes and protect liver, pancreatic, and kidney tissues.
The anti-diabetic effect of avocado seeds is due to its calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, zinc, and chromium content. These elements regulate key enzymes involved in the formation of glucose and help the body use existing glucose better, thus fighting diabetes. The seed also contains other glucose-lowering antioxidants like flavonoids, saponins, steroids, tannins, and alkaloids.
Traditionally, avocado seed has been used in its countries of origin as a treatment for parasitic and fungal infections. Modern research attributes this to the various natural anti-fungal plant chemicals like phytosterols, triterpenes, fatty acids, furanoic acids, and flavonol dimers in it.
Avocado seed extract can be as potent as or even more so than a standard dose of streptomycin when it comes to treating certain fungal and bacterial infections.
A study also compared the potency of avocado seed extract on disease-causing fungi and bacteria(including those that cause typhoid, gonorrhea, and pneumonia) with a standard30 mcg dose of the antibiotic medicine streptomycin. In a few cases, depending on the medium, avocado seed extract worked better than streptomycin, thanks to these plant chemicals.
The Mayans used avocado seed decoction to treat bladder problems and the grated seed as a condiment in their cooking sauces. The decoction of the seed has been, and still is, used in folk medicine to treat dysentery and diarrhea. It is also anti-inflammatory for the liver. Also known to function as a diuretic, it can eliminate uric acid and treat kidney stones.
Avocado seed extracts have also been found to reverse or manage the skin damage and inflammation caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. UV rays can cause skin cancer by DNA damage. But the unique lipid molecules and polyhydroxylated fatty alcohols (PFA) in avocado stop the condition before it progresses to cancer.
#Disclaimer this information is not analyzed by the food and drug agency (FDA) or ministry of health.
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