Pumpkin ice porridge benefits

What are the benefits of pumpkin ice porridge? I believe many friends still don’t know, let me introduce it to you below.

Pumpkin, also known as pumpkin, golden pumpkin, wheat melon and wax gourd, is the fruit of the Cucurbitaceae plant pumpkin and is cultivated all over the country.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that pumpkin is sweet and warm in nature, and belongs to the spleen and stomach meridians. It has the functions of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, clearing away heat and detoxifying. It is suitable for spleen deficiency and weak qi, malnutrition, lung abscess, and burns from water or fire.

The Compendium of Materia Medica says that pumpkin can "tonify the middle and replenish qi". Pumpkin contains citrulline, arginine, ophiopogonin, vitamins A, B, C, pectin, cellulose, etc. The pectin in pumpkin can regulate the absorption rate of food in the stomach, slow down the absorption of sugar, and the soluble cellulose can delay the emptying of food in the stomach and control the rise of blood sugar after a meal. Pectin can also combine with excess cholesterol in the body to reduce cholesterol absorption and reduce blood cholesterol concentration. Therefore, pumpkin is known as a "good product for lowering blood sugar and lipids". People with diabetes often take this product as a side dish, which can not only fill their stomachs, but also lower blood sugar and lipids, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Many people deal with computers all day long, which inevitably causes visual fatigue. In addition to eye hygiene, eating more foods rich in vitamin A, such as pumpkin, can effectively protect the eyes to maintain eye health. Pumpkin seeds contain a lot of phosphorus, which can prevent minerals from accumulating in the body to form stones and maintain the toughness of the sclera. Therefore, eating fried pumpkin seeds regularly can prevent gallstones and myopia. German scientists have found that people who often chew pumpkin seeds rarely suffer from prostate diseases. Therefore, eating pumpkin seeds regularly after middle age can effectively prevent prostate hypertrophy.

However, pumpkin contains a lot of sugar, so it is not advisable to eat too much to avoid bloating. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that "eating too much pumpkin can cause beriberi and jaundice". "Sui Xi Ju Diet" says that "all diseases such as malnutrition, malaria, jaundice, dysentery, beriberi, stuffiness, and postpartum acne should be avoided", so you should be careful when eating it. Here are a few dietary recipes for your selection.

Pumpkin porridge: 100g old pumpkin, 50g rice, appropriate amount of salt. Peel the pumpkin, wash and chop it into small pieces for later use. Wash the rice, put it into a pot, add appropriate amount of water to cook porridge, add pumpkin when it boils, and add salt to taste when the porridge is cooked. Take it once a day, it can 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.

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 boil the mung bean until it blooms, then add the pumpkin and cook until it is well cooked, then season with salt and serve. It can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, promote diuresis and relieve stranguria. It is suitable for summer heatstroke, thirst, fever, red urine, palpitations, chest tightness, etc. It is an ideal drink for diabetics in summer.

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 treatment of diabetes and hyperlipidemia.

Pumpkin rice: old pumpkin and rice in appropriate amounts. Peel the pumpkin, wash it, and cut it into pieces; rinse the rice, put it into the pot, add appropriate amount of water and cook until the rice is cooked, mix well and it is ready. Eat once a day, it can strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, and is suitable for weak spleen and stomach, malnutrition, etc.

Pumpkin cake: Use an appropriate amount of old pumpkin. Peel the pumpkin, wash it, cut it into pieces, steam it, and then mash it into small cakes. Fry them in a hot oil pan until both sides are golden brown. Eat it once a day to reduce blood lipids and blood sugar, and it is suitable for people with dyslipidemia and diabetes.