Pumpkin nutritional ingredients and therapeutic effects

As housewives, we must not ignore the cooking methods and value of pumpkin. In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, food is like Chinese medicine, with its own four properties of cold, hot, warm and cool, and five flavors of sour, bitter, sweet, spicy and salty, as well as its health benefits or taboos, so there is a saying that "medicine and food have the same origin". Food is the basis for us to maintain life, growth and health. To prevent cancer and stay away from cancer, we must pay attention to every little bit of our daily diet.

Pumpkin main nutrients

Protein, carbohydrates, iron, dietary fiber, carotenoids, B vitamins, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, chromium, etc.

Dietary effects

Carotenoids can strengthen mucous membranes, prevent colds, improve corneal dryness, night blindness and rough skin; dietary fiber can aid digestion, prevent constipation and colon cancer, and slow down the absorption of sugar in the small intestine; chromium can promote normal insulin secretion and has the effect of preventing and treating diabetes.

Doctor's advice

The yellow color of pumpkin is due to the carotenoids it contains. The darker the color, the more carotenoids it contains. If consumed in excess, it can easily cause pigmentation and cause temporary yellowing of the skin, which will recover naturally as long as you stop eating it.

Nutritionist warning

The carotenoids contained in pumpkin are resistant to high temperatures, and cooking with oil is more conducive to human absorption. When using pumpkin as filling, it is not advisable to chop it or remove the juice, which will easily cause the loss of water-soluble nutrients.

Chinese medicine recipes

For lung cancer patients with cough, take 200 grams of pumpkin and a small amount of rock sugar, add appropriate amount of water and cook until soft. For those with hair loss caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy, put pumpkin seeds in a pot, add water and simmer over low heat, then eat 20 seeds a day.

Food incompatibility

Pumpkin + vinegar = affects starch decomposition and digestion

Note: Eating starchy pumpkin and vinegar containing acetic acid together will interfere with the decomposition of starch, causing the starch to remain in the stomach and become corrupt, which is not good for health.

Pumpkin + pork liver = affects the body's absorption of copper

Note: The dietary fiber in the pumpkin meets the copper in the liver, which will reduce the absorption of copper and may also cause abdominal bloating.