Bitter melon is delicious when eaten raw

We can choose to eat bitter melon raw, but what is the taste of eating bitter melon raw? Let's talk about it in detail:

1. Promote diet

The bitter melon and bitter substances in bitter melon can increase appetite, strengthen the spleen and stimulate the appetite; the alkaloid substance quinine it contains has the effects of diuresis, blood circulation, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic, and clearing the mind and improving eyesight.

2. Anti-cancer: The protein components and a large amount of vitamin C in bitter melon can enhance the body's immune function and enable immune cells to kill cancer cells. Bitter melon juice contains quinine-like protein components that can enhance the phagocytic ability of macrophages and is clinically effective against lymphosarcoma and leukemia. The trypsin inhibitor extracted from bitter melon seeds can inhibit the protease secreted by cancer cells and prevent the growth of malignant tumors.

3. Lower blood sugar. Fresh bitter melon juice contains bitter melon glycosides and insulin-like substances. It has a good blood sugar-lowering effect and is an ideal food for diabetic patients. Bitter melon juice 500 grams of fresh bitter melon. First wash and slice the bitter melon, add 250 ml of water to the pot, and cook for about 10 minutes. When the melon is cooked, eat the melon and drink the juice. This juice has the effect of clearing heat and improving eyesight. It is suitable for people with liver fire inflammation and red and painful eyes. Bitter melon juice three raw bitter melons, 60 grams of white sugar. First wash the bitter melon, mash it into a paste, add white sugar and mix well. After 2 hours, squeeze out the juice and drink it cold at one time. This juice has the effect of clearing heat and dampness, and clearing the orifices. It is suitable for deafness, ear swelling and pain, red tongue and yellow fur, short and red urine and other symptoms caused by damp heat. The preparation method is to select relatively fresh bitter melon, remove the seeds, and then use a juicer to squeeze out the fresh juice. When juicing, be sure to put ice cubes and bitter melon into the juicer together. This way, the juice will be cool and refreshing. You can add some sugar to make it more palatable. If you can't eat too much sugar, you can add some xylitol.

Bitter melon is cold in nature, so people with weak spleen and stomach should not eat it. Bitter melon: 1. Promotes diet, reduces inflammation and fever:

The bitter glycosides and bitter substances in bitter melon can increase appetite, strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite; the alkaloid substance quinine contained in bitter melon has the effects of diuresis, blood circulation, anti-inflammatory and fever-reducing, and clearing the mind and improving eyesight;

2. Anti-cancer:

The protein components and a large amount of vitamin C in bitter melon can enhance the body's immune function and enable immune cells to kill cancer cells; bitter melon juice contains a certain protein component that can enhance macrophage ability and is clinically effective against lymphosarcoma and leukemia; the trypsin inhibitor extracted from bitter melon seeds can inhibit the protease secreted by cancer cells and prevent the growth of malignant tumors;

3. Lowers blood sugar:

The fresh juice of bitter melon contains bitter melon glycosides and insulin-like substances, which has a good blood sugar-lowering effect and is an ideal food for diabetic patients.

If bitter melon is eaten raw, its nutritional content will be more comprehensive. In recent years, studies have found that bitter melon contains lipolysis, and eating it raw can help lose weight, but it is only effective if you eat 2 to 3 pieces a day. If it is eaten cooked, by blanching in boiling water or cooking with hot oil, its bitterness will be reduced, and most people will accept the taste, but some of the nutrients in the bitter melon will be lost. If you don't feel any discomfort in your stomach, you can eat it raw. In addition, bitter melon is cold when eaten raw, so don't eat it raw if you have a weak spleen and stomach. According to the information you provided, you have other diseases in the liver, pancreas and other auxiliary digestive organs, and your digestive function is poor. It is recommended that you try to eat it cooked.

Pharmacological effects of bitter melon

Blood sugar lowering effect: After normal rabbits and rabbits with alloxan diabetes were gavaged with bitter melon juice, their blood sugar was significantly lowered. Rats with hyperglycemia caused by subcutaneous injection of anterior pituitary extract also had a blood sugar lowering effect after gavage with bitter melon juice water extract. Oral administration of bitter melon glycosides to rabbits can lower blood sugar, and the mode of action is similar to tolbutamide but stronger. The blood sugar lowering effect on cats with pancreatic removal has not completely disappeared, so its blood sugar lowering effect includes two effects on the pancreas and non-pancreas. It is also believed that the blood sugar lowering effect of bitter melon juice and fruit dry extract on normal and diabetic rabbits is not certain. Oral administration of bitter melon alcohol extract did not lower blood sugar in diabetic patients.