IRU, AFRICA LOCUST BEANS
Irú (Yoruba) locust beans (English) or Eware (Edo) is a type of fermented and processed locust beans (Parkia biglobosa) used as a condiment in cooking. It is similar to ogiri and douchi. It is very popular among the Yoruba people and Edo people of Nigeria. It is used in cooking traditional soups like egusi soup, okro soup (ILA), Ewedu soup, and Ogbono soup. Locust beans (Parkia biglobosa), commonly referred to as Iru by Yorubas, ‘Ogiri’, ‘Dawa Dawa’ by Igbos, is a local seasoning or condiment used in African Cuisine. Fermented seeds are air dried. It has a very strong smell to it, characteristics of the seeds. Seeds can be ground into powder form for cuisines that calls for the powder form.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF LOCUST BEANS (IRU)
- Promote good sight
- Drives away hypertension
- Reduced diseases conditions like stroke and diabetes.
- It also contains tannins, astringent substances found in many plants. Foods rich in tannins are often recommended for treatment of diarrhoea.
- Locust bean has shown potential benefit for enhancing weight loss
- Locust bean help in controlling blood sugar levels.
- The pulverised bark of locust bean tree is employed in wound healing
- The pulverised bark also serves as one of the ingredients used in treating leprosy.
- Adequate doses of locust beans helped to decrease arterial blood pressure.Locust beans is added to everything – not only because it tastes good and can serve as a tastier alternative to other spices cubes, but also due to its health benefits among which are vision improvement, digestion aid and much more.
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