The therapeutic effects and nutritional value of bitter melon

After eating bitter melon in summer, you will feel cool and comfortable, and it has the effect of refreshing the heart and appetizing. Here are some of the therapeutic effects of bitter melon:

Bitter Melon Introduction

Bitter melon is cool in nature and refreshing without being greasy. Although bitter melon is bitter, it never passes the bitterness to "others". For example, when using bitter melon to cook or stew fish, the fish will never taste bitter, so bitter melon is also known as "gentleman's vegetable". If bitter melon is brewed into herbal tea and drunk in summer, it can make people feel refreshed and relieve thirst.

Analysis of bitter melon

Analysis of dietary therapeutic value

Bitter melon contains pectin, which can lower the concentration of cholesterol in the blood and prevent fat accumulation.

This ingredient can also combine with other cholesterol-lowering substances such as vitamin C, magnesium, calcium, manganese, selenium, etc. to form new compounds, thereby enhancing the lipid-lowering effect.

Pharmacological and nutritional studies have shown that bitter melon is rich in the "seventh type" of nutrients - dietary fiber. Dietary fiber can speed up the frequency of intestinal peristalsis and accelerate the excretion of intestinal contents. Dietary fiber can reduce the heat production of food, slow down the absorption of food, and easily produce a feeling of fullness, so it also has an inhibitory effect on obesity.

In recent years, studies have also found that bitter melon can lower blood sugar and blood pressure, prevent and fight cancer, lose weight, and relieve constipation.

Modern medical research believes that bitter melon is cold in nature and bitter in taste. It has the effects of clearing away heat, stimulating appetite, detoxifying and improving eyesight. It is suitable for treating symptoms such as irritability, heatstroke, bad breath, fever and thirst, dysentery, red eye pain, and various cancers.

Matching Do's and Don'ts

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Dosage

1. Don’t eat too much at one time.

2. Boil bitter melon in water and scrub the skin to clear away heat, relieve itching and eliminate prickly heat.

3. Eating bitter melon and eggs together can protect bones, teeth and blood vessels, make iron absorption better, have the effect of strengthening the stomach, and can treat stomach pain and eye pain.

, colds, typhoid fever, diarrhea and vomiting in children, etc.

Tips

The nodules on the bitter melon are a sign of quality. The bigger and fuller the nodules are, the thicker the melon flesh is; the smaller the nodules are, the thinner the melon flesh is. When choosing bitter melons, you should not only pick those with large nodules and upright fruit rows, but also those that are white and beautiful. If the bitter melon turns yellow, it means it is overripe, the flesh is soft and not crispy enough, and it loses the taste that bitter melon should have.