The efficacy of gourd porridge

Below I will introduce to you the benefits of gourd porridge, I hope you like it.

Gourd, also known as gourd, gourd, night-blooming gourd and big gourd, is a variant of the annual climbing herbaceous plant of the Cucurbitaceae family. It has creeping stems, heart-shaped leaves, alternate leaves, white flowers in summer and autumn, and the shape of the fruit varies depending on the species. Specifically, it is divided into gourd, gourd, gourd (gourd) and flat gourd. It is native to southern Africa. It has been cultivated in my country since ancient times and is now a delicacy commonly eaten by the people in summer. Gourd is a vegetable that can reduce swelling and moisturize the skin.

Gourds are cultivated everywhere. The young fruits are edible, but the old ones are inedible. Compared with other fruits and vegetables, the nutritional value is lower.

Nutritional analysis of bottle gourd:

Gourd contains protein and a variety of trace elements, which help to enhance the body's immune function. At the same time, gourd is rich in vitamin C, which can promote the synthesis of antibodies and improve the body's antiviral ability. Two trypsin inhibitors can be separated from gourd, which have an inhibitory effect on trypsin, thereby playing a hypoglycemic effect. Gourd contains a lot of carotene, which can prevent the synthesis of carcinogens in the human body after eating, thereby reducing the formation of cancer cells and the incidence of human cancer, thereby playing a role in cancer prevention and anti-cancer.

Gourd is suitable for the crowd:

It is edible for general population.

It is especially suitable for patients with low immunity, high blood sugar and cancer.

The effect of gourd porridge

Gourd is cold in nature, sweet in taste, and enters the lung, stomach, and kidney meridians;

It has the functions of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, relieving restlessness and quenching thirst, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, and reducing swelling and dispersing stagnation;

It is mainly used to treat edema, ascites, fever, thirst, sores, jaundice, gonorrhea, carbuncles and other diseases.

It can be used as an auxiliary treatment for edema, abdominal distension, fever, thirst, jaundice, sores, nephritis, ascites due to liver cirrhosis, etc. It also has the advantages of moisturizing the skin, resisting viruses and preventing cancer.

Gourd practice instructions:

1. When calabash is cultivated, due to reasons such as soil or light, it may contain glycoside structure compounds, which can easily cause poisoning after eating. You can lick it before cooking. If it tastes bitter, it should be discarded.

2. Gourd can be eaten by stir-frying, stewing, making soup, or making stuffing, such as spicy stir-fried gourd strips, gourd braised pork cubes, gourd soup, etc.

3. Do not overcook the food, otherwise it will lose a lot of nutrients.

4. Bitter gourd contains excessive amounts of cucurbitacin and other bitter toxic substances, which can easily cause vomiting, diarrhea, and convulsions after eating. It should be tasted out before cooking and discarded.