Why is winter melon called "the first melon in summer"?

Wax gourd is a common food, but it can not only replenish water, but also prevent heatstroke symptoms. Nuclear energy can prevent many diseases and is called the first melon in summer. Let's get to know it together!

Why is winter melon the first melon in summer?

Wax gourd seed

Prevention of cardiovascular diseases

Wax gourd seeds contain unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid, which can effectively reduce the content of fat and cholesterol in blood and play a certain role in preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases.

When you cook wax gourd, you can dig out the seeds, dry them and fry them. In addition, you can also make juice with seeds.

Wax gourd skin

Diuretic detumescence

Wax gourd peel not only contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, but also contains a variety of volatile components, which have the effects of relieving summer heat, invigorating spleen and diuresis. The skin of wax gourd is thick and hard, so it is recommended to cook soup with skin.

Wax gourd pulp

Lose weight and fat

Cucurbita pepo contains trigonelline, which can help human metabolism and inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat, indicating that Cucurbita pepo has the function of losing weight and lowering blood fat.

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Moisturize skin and remove spots.

Washing your face with boiled water from wax gourd vine can moisturize your skin and eliminate freckles.

Protect the heart

Wax gourd has the richest water content, up to 96%; The content of potassium is also quite high, and the potassium content per 100g is 130mg, which is a typical vegetable with high potassium and low sodium.

Potassium is a very important nutrient for human body. Potassium supplementation can excrete excess sodium in the body, which is very good for protecting heart function, supplementing water, reducing swelling and diuresis, and preventing heatstroke.

Reduce cholesterol and blood lipid

Wax gourd is rich in all kinds of amino acids needed by human body and high in dietary fiber, which can reduce cholesterol and blood lipid.

Prevention of arteriosclerosis

Wax gourd can effectively control the transformation of sugar into fat, prevent the accumulation of fat in the body and consume excess fat, which has a good effect on the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis.

Drain and dehumidify.

Wax gourd is sweet, light and cool, and enters the lung, large intestine and bladder meridian. Has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting diuresis, relieving swelling and toxic materials, promoting fluid production and relieving vexation. Wax gourd has a strong diuretic and dehumidifying effect, and people who are prone to edema should eat it often.

Fitness and beauty

In addition to high water content and rich potassium content, wax gourd is also rich in vitamin C, containing 18mg per 100g, which is not as good as kiwi fruit and citrus, but more than apple.

Wax gourd also has a strong satiety, which caters to the needs of women who need a low-calorie diet and is very helpful for slimming and beauty.

Dietotherapy method of wax gourd

Polydipsia and polyuria (diabetes): 30-60g of waxgourd peel and Ophiopogon japonicus respectively, and 3-9g of Coptidis Rhizoma, decocted in water, 1, 2-3 times a day.

Edema, bloating, dysuria (kidney disease

, heart disease): 60 ~ 90g of winter melon peel (double fresh), boiled into thick soup, 1 2 ~ 3 times a day.

Treatment of nephritis, dysuria and systemic edema: 20 grams of winter melon peel, 20 grams of watermelon peel and lalang grass rhizome, 0/5 grams of corncob/kloc-and 90 grams of red beans. Decoct with water, 1, three times a day.

Acute nephritis edema, dysuria: 25 grams of watermelon rind, 20 grams of watermelon rind, 20 grams of corn stigma, 50 grams of adzuki bean, decocted in water for 3 times, with a dosage of 10 ~ 15.

Cough treatment: winter melon skin 15g (to be scrubbed), a little honey. Decoct with water.