Pumpkin vine benefits and side effects

Pumpkin is a common ingredient on people's tables. It is nutritious, soft and sweet, but people don't know much about the vines of pumpkin plants. They don't even know that pumpkin vines are also edible green vegetables. In fact, pumpkin vines can also be eaten, and they are rich in nutrients and have excellent medicinal effects. They have obvious therapeutic effects on some common diseases. However, people are still worried about side effects when using it. So does pumpkin vine have side effects? What are its effects?

Efficacy and function

1. Supplement nutrition and cleanse the intestines and detoxify

Pumpkin vines contain a large amount of carotene and crude fiber. They also contain some vitamin A and vitamin B. In addition, pumpkin vines are also rich in amino acids. These substances are necessary nutrients for the normal metabolism of the human body. People usually eat pumpkin vines to supplement their functions and promote body metabolism. At the same time, it can also clean up the garbage accumulated in the human intestines, and the effect of cleansing the intestines and detoxifying is very obvious.

2. Treatment of asthenia and internal heat

Pumpkin vines can not only be eaten as vegetables, but can also be used directly as medicine. They are harvested in summer and autumn, dried after harvesting, and cut into segments. They are excellent Chinese medicinal materials. They can clear away heat and detoxify after being used as medicine, and have obvious therapeutic effects on human deficiency and internal heat. During treatment, you can cut the fresh pumpkin head at the roots and insert it in a bottle, take out its juice and take it directly orally.

3. Soothe stomach and relieve pain

After pumpkin vines are used as medicine, they have a mild nature and can enter the spleen meridian and stomach meridian. Relieving stomach pain is its main effect. When people usually have stomach pain or spleen and stomach disharmony and indigestion and other symptoms, they can directly use pumpkin vines for treatment. During treatment, you can grind fresh pumpkin vines, take out the juice, and then add appropriate amount of red wine to mix well before taking. Take 20 grams each time, once a day.

4. Reduce swelling and relieve pain to prevent wound infection

Pumpkin vines contain natural anti-inflammatory ingredients, which can reduce swelling and relieve pain, and can also prevent wound infection. When people usually have burns and scalds, they can directly use fresh pumpkin vines for treatment. The best treatment method is to extract the juice from fresh pumpkin vines after going to bed early, and then apply it directly to the wound. However, the medication can be used repeatedly many times, which can quickly improve the pain and redness and swelling after the burn, and can also effectively prevent wound infection.

side effect

Pumpkin vines are sweet and cold in nature, and have few side effects when consumed. However, people who suffer from long-term physical weakness and qi deficiency should not eat pumpkin vines, otherwise the symptoms of physical weakness and qi deficiency will be aggravated.