Does drinking pumpkin porridge have beauty effects on women?

Does drinking pumpkin porridge have any beauty effects on women? I believe many women are very concerned about this issue. Let me tell you.

Drinking pumpkin porridge has a beauty effect on women

According to the Southern Yunnan Materia Medica, pumpkin is warm in nature, sweet in taste and non-toxic. It enters the spleen and stomach meridians, can moisten the lungs and replenish qi, resolve phlegm and discharge thick, expel parasites and detoxify, treat cough and asthma, treat lung abscess and constipation, and has diuretic and beauty effects. The Compendium of Materia Medica says that it "tonifies the middle and replenishes qi". It is used to treat chronic illness and qi deficiency, spleen and stomach weakness, shortness of breath and fatigue, loose stools, diabetes, roundworms and other diseases. In recent years, domestic and foreign medical experts and scholars have conducted research and experiments showing that eating pumpkin can prevent and treat arteriosclerosis, treat hypertension, gastric mucosal ulcers, bronchial asthma and chronic bronchitis in the elderly, long-term cough, edema, ascites, urinary problems, habitual abortion, burns, scalds and other diseases. Pumpkin itself can also promote the secretion of bile, strengthen gastrointestinal motility, and help digestion of food. Recent studies have shown that eating pumpkin can also treat prostate hypertrophy (especially pumpkin seeds), prevent prostate cancer, prevent and treat arteriosclerosis and gastric mucosal ulcers, and treat diabetes.

Pumpkin porridge is rich in nutrients

Modern nutrition believes that pumpkin contains citrulline, arginine, ophiopogonin, carotene, B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, calcium, potassium, zinc, chromium, selenium, and other minerals as well as pectin, cellulose, etc. Among the three major heat-producing nutrients, pumpkin is mainly carbohydrates and has a very low fat content, making it a very good low-fat food; pumpkin polysaccharides can improve the body's immune function; the rich carotene in pumpkin can be converted into vitamin A with important physiological functions in the body, thereby playing an important physiological function in maintaining normal vision and promoting bone development; pumpkin is high in calcium, high in potassium, and low in sodium, which is especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people and patients with hypertension, and is beneficial for preventing osteoporosis and hypertension; the pectin contained in pumpkin can also protect the gastric mucosa from the stimulation of rough food and promote ulcer healing. Pumpkin can eliminate the mutation of carcinogenic nitrosamines, has anti-cancer effects, and can help restore liver and kidney functions and enhance the regeneration capacity of liver and kidney cells.

Pumpkin contains more sugar

It is not advisable to eat too much to avoid bloating. The seeds (pumpkin seeds) and melon stems are also often used as medicine to expel parasites, strengthen the spleen, and promote lactation.

How to eat pumpkin

1. Pumpkin porridge: 100g pumpkin, 50g rice, and salt. Peel the pumpkin, wash and chop it into small pieces for later use. Wash the rice, put it into a pot, add water and cook the porridge. When it boils, put the pumpkin in. When the porridge is cooked, add salt to taste and eat. Take it once a day to replenish qi, detoxify and kill insects. It is suitable for weak spleen and stomach, malnutrition, lung abscess, burns caused by water or fire, lower limb ulcers, etc.

2. Pumpkin rice: 500 grams of rice, rinse, add water and cook until 70% to 80% cooked, then strain; peel half a large pumpkin, remove the pulp, cut into pieces, stir-fry with oil and salt, then pour the strained rice on the pumpkin and steam it over low heat. Before steaming the rice, add a small amount of boiling water to prevent the pumpkin from burning; if you add an appropriate amount of brown sugar at the same time, the taste will be more delicious. It can strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, and is suitable for weak spleen and stomach, malnutrition, etc.

3. Pumpkin and Pork Liver Soup 250g pumpkin and pork liver, appropriate amount of refined salt, monosodium glutamate and sesame oil. First, peel and remove the pumpkin, wash and cut into pieces; wash and slice the pork liver; put the above two ingredients into the pot, add 1000ml of water, cook until the melon is rotten and the meat is cooked, add seasoning and mix well. This soup has the effect of strengthening the spleen, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight. Long-term consumption has a certain therapeutic effect on night blindness.

4. Pumpkin Soup 350g pumpkin, 1 onion, 50g butter, 4 cups broth, 2 cups milk, 200g flour, half a cup of fresh cheese, a little parsley, nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Preparation: 1. Peel and remove the pumpkin, cut into thin slices, cut the onion into pieces, and fry with butter. 2. Put the wok on the fire, add the chopped onion, pumpkin slices, and broth until cooked. 3. Then filter the soup in the pot into another pot, put the pot back on the fire, add milk and boil, stir the butter and flour evenly, add them evenly little by little, add appropriate amount of nutmeg, salt and pepper, remove the pot and pour it into a bowl, put the chopped parsley and fresh cheese foam on it, and let it float on the soup. It makes the bowel movement smooth and the skin plump, especially for women, it has a beauty effect.

5. Mung bean and pumpkin soup 50g mung bean, 500g old pumpkin, salt to taste. Peel and remove the pumpkin, wash and cut into pieces for later use; first cook the mung bean until it blooms, then add the pumpkin, cook until it is well cooked, and season with salt before serving. It can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, promote diuresis and relieve stranguria, and is suitable for summer heatstroke, thirst, fever, red urine, palpitations, chest tightness, etc. It is an ideal drink for diabetics in summer.

6. Pumpkin and cactus soup: 250g pumpkin and cactus, salt and MSG. Wash and dice the pumpkin, peel and dice the cactus, boil water over high heat, add cactus and pumpkin to cook soup, season with salt and MSG, drink the soup and eat the pumpkin and cactus. Eat once in the morning and evening for one month, it can reduce blood sugar and lipids, and is suitable for the diet therapy of diabetes and hyperlipidemia.