Benefits of Petha (White Gourd)-:

• Ash gourd fruit is a common vegetable that might have nutritional and medicinal properties. The bioactive nutrients might show potential benefits in various chronic diseases.³ The properties of ash gourd juice are: 

  • It may be a potential prebiotic (produce good bacteria in the stomach) 

  • It might act as antacid (help acidity) 

  • It may act as detoxifacient (removes toxins from the body) 

  • It may have a potential  anti-inflammatory action  

  • It may help reduce fever 

  • It may have anxiolytic effect (relieve anxiety) 

  • It may have an anticonvulsant effect (help seizures) 

  • It might be helpful in depression  

  • It may act as an antioxidant 

• Also called ash gourd