The therapeutic effect of gourd

Although the nutritional value of gourd is not very high among vegetables, it has great therapeutic effects. Let’s take a look!

Introduction to Gourd

Gourd, also known as gourd, Hulu, Yaozhou, is the fruit of the gourd plant gourd. It belongs to the gourd family. Gourd is an annual vine herb. It is also known as gourd, flat cattail, and gourd. The young fruit is edible. It is native to India and tropical Africa. In ancient China, its old and dried fruit shell was used as a container and also for medicinal purposes. It has been recorded in the "Book of Songs". The remains of gourd fruits and peels were unearthed at the Hemudu site in Yuyao, Zhejiang and the Luojiajiao site in Tongxiang, indicating that the history of gourd cultivation in China can also be traced back to the Neolithic Age. Gourd is widely distributed in China, mainly in the south of the Yangtze River.

Therapeutic effects of gourd

Gourd is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It enters the lung, spleen and kidney meridians. It has the effects of promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, quenching thirst and relieving restlessness, and relieving stranguria and dispersing nodules.

Main functions

1. Enhance the body's immune function. 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.

2. Lowering blood sugar. Two trypsin inhibitors were isolated from gourd, which have an inhibitory effect on trypsin, thus achieving a blood sugar lowering effect.

Kind tips

1. Like melon, gourd can only be eaten cooked and not raw, and is mostly eaten in summer.