The efficacy and function of pumpkin

Here is a detailed introduction to the effects and functions of pumpkin, as well as the nutritional value of pumpkin:

1. Detoxification:

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Contains vitamins and pectin. Pectin has good adsorption properties and can bind and eliminate bacterial toxins and other harmful substances in the body, such as lead, mercury and radioactive elements in heavy metals, and can play a detoxifying role.

2. Protect gastric mucosa and help digestion:

The pectin contained in pumpkin can also protect the gastric mucosa from the stimulation of rough food, promote the healing of ulcers, and is suitable for patients with stomach problems. The ingredients contained in pumpkin can promote bile secretion, strengthen gastrointestinal motility, and help digestion of food;

3. Prevent and treat diabetes and lower blood sugar:

Pumpkin is rich in cobalt, which can activate the body's metabolism, promote hematopoiesis, and participate in the synthesis of vitamin B12 in the body. It is a trace element necessary for human pancreatic cells and has a special effect on preventing and treating diabetes and lowering blood sugar.

4. Eliminate carcinogens:

Pumpkin can eliminate the mutation effect of carcinogenic nitrosamines, has anti-cancer effect, and can help restore liver and kidney function and enhance the regeneration ability of liver and kidney cells;

5. Promote growth and development:

Pumpkin is rich in zinc, which participates in the synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins in the human body. It is an inherent component of adrenal cortex hormone and an important substance for human growth and development.

Applicable people: general population can eat

1. It is especially suitable for obese people, diabetics and middle-aged and elderly people;

2. Pumpkin is warm in nature, so people with excessive stomach heat, qi stagnation, and damp-heat qi stagnation should eat less. People with beriberi, jaundice, and qi stagnation and dampness should avoid eating it.

Dosage and Administration:

1. Pumpkin can be steamed, boiled, or decocted into soup; it can also be mashed and applied externally.

2. Cooked pumpkin is nourishing and diuretic; raw pumpkin can expel roundworms and detoxify.

3. Diabetic patients can make pumpkin into pumpkin powder so that they can eat it in small amounts over a long period of time.

4. Wash and slice the melon in appropriate amount, marinate with salt for 6 hours, and serve with vinegar as a side dish. This can reduce facial pigmentation and prevent acne.

Edible effects:

Pumpkin is sweet and warm in nature, and enters the spleen and stomach meridians;

It has the effects of tonifying the middle qi, relieving inflammation and pain, detoxifying and killing insects, lowering blood sugar and quenching thirst;

It is mainly used to treat long-term illness, qi deficiency, weak spleen and stomach, shortness of breath and fatigue, loose stools, diabetes, ascaris and other diseases.

Tips

1. Pumpkin is one of the yellow-green vegetables that is very easy to preserve. A whole pumpkin can generally be stored in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 months. Therefore, in the past winter when vegetables were in short supply, people used to store pumpkin as an important source of vitamins.

2. If the pumpkin is cut and then stored, it will easily deteriorate from the core, so it is best to hollow out the inside with a spoon and then wrap it with plastic wrap. This way it can be stored in the refrigerator for 5 to 6 days.

3. The skin of pumpkin is rich in carotene and vitamins, so it is best to eat it with the skin. If the skin is hard, use a knife to cut off the hard part before eating. When cooking, the heart of the pumpkin contains 5 times the carotene of the flesh, so try to use it all.

【Nature and flavor】Sweet; neutral

【Meridian】Lung, spleen, stomach meridian

【Function】Detoxification and swelling. Mainly used for lung abscess, asthma, carbuncle, burns, poisonous bee stings

【Usage and Dosage】Oral administration: steam or mash into juice. External use: appropriate amount, mash and apply.