A small diluted sip of unsalted bottle gourd
Unsalted lauki is a small diluted sip only. Blend a little bottle gourd with water and mint, taste for bitterness, and keep salt out of the glass. This does not replace blood-pressure medicine.
Important: this remedy is only a supportive home measure. Keep taking any medicine your doctor has prescribed, monitor your readings, and consult your doctor before adding anything new.
A small unsalted lauki sip
Bottle gourd, or lauki, is a mild summer vegetable. A kitchen sip means a small piece blended with plenty of water and a few mint leaves, then diluted again. It is food, not a measured dose, and it is not salted.
Bitter bottle gourd must be thrown away, peel, seeds, juice and all. This page does not promise any change in blood pressure. This does not replace blood-pressure medicine.
Ingredients
- A small piece of tender bottle gourd
- Clean water for blending and diluting
- A few fresh mint leaves
- A clean blender and a glass
How to prepare
- Cut a tiny raw piece of bottle gourd and taste it. If it is bitter, stop and throw the whole gourd away.
- If it tastes mild, blend a small piece with water and mint, strain, and dilute with more water. Add no salt.
How to use
- Pour only a small diluted sip, not a tall glass.
- Drink it fresh, at once, and do not store the blend.
- Keep taking blood-pressure medicine exactly as prescribed. This sip sits beside that care.
Helpful habits
- Buy tender bottle gourd and use it the same day.
- Mint is for aroma. It does not make a bitter gourd safe.
Precautions
- Taste before you blend. Bitter bottle gourd must be thrown away. This does not replace blood-pressure medicine.
- Unsalted lauki is a small diluted sip only. Do not drink a large unsweetened or salted glass. This does not replace blood-pressure medicine.
- Stop if you feel stomach pain, throat irritation, or vomiting, and seek care. This does not replace blood-pressure medicine.
Frequently asked questions
How much lauki sip is this?
- Unsalted lauki is a small diluted sip only. It is not a full glass and it is not a reason to change medicine.
What if the bottle gourd tastes bitter?
- Bitter bottle gourd must be thrown away. Do not cook it, dilute it, or drink it.
Can this replace my blood-pressure tablets?
- No. This does not replace blood-pressure medicine. Keep the plan your doctor gave you.
