Efficacy, Function and Taboos of Cucurbitaceae Cucurbita is an annual vine herb, which contains a lot of carbohydrates and citric acid and is rich in water. Let's share the efficacy of wax gourd and its taboos.

Efficacy, Function and Taboos of Melon 1 Ⅰ. Main Nutrition of Melon

1, wax gourd contains a lot of carbohydrates, citric acid and so on. And the water is sufficient, which can relieve summer heat, quench thirst and relieve boredom;

2. Invertase in melon can convert insoluble protein into soluble protein, which can help patients with nephropathy absorb nutrients;

Second, the dietotherapy effect of wax gourd

1. Wax gourd is sweet, cold and nontoxic, and enters the heart and stomach;

2. It has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, quenching thirst and diuresis;

3. Used for chest and diaphragm fullness, loss of appetite, vexation, thirst, bladder fever and dysuria caused by summer heat.

Third, the efficacy and role of wax gourd

1. Cucurbitacin B in Guati can protect liver and alleviate chronic liver injury;

2. Modern research has found that sweet melon seeds can drive away roundworms and filariasis.

Fourth, the suitable crowd and taboo of melon

1. The right crowd

The general population can eat it, especially those who are tired and thirsty in summer, have sores on their mouth and nose, and suffer from heatstroke.

2. Taboo crowd

It is not suitable for people with bleeding and weak constitution, people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, and people with abdominal distension and loose stool.

Five, the common way to eat wax gourd (practice).

(A), the practice of fruit salad

1. Wash, peel and cut watermelon, wax gourd, pitaya and orange into cubes;

2. Dish and squeeze salad dressing on the surface.

(B), the practice of melons and vegetables

1. First, soak mushrooms in soft shreds, chop shrimps, and mix them with minced meat to make meat sauce.

2. Wash the cantaloupe, cut a lid at the pedicle, dig out the melon seeds and pulp into a cup, and add the mixed meat sauce, minced onion and ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, Shaoxing wine and refined salt. Mix well before putting it in, and keep the fire 10 minutes. When heating, don't cover it, but put it aside and heat it together. Cover the melon before serving. The melon can be decorated with some green vegetables and red fruits.

(3), the practice of tomato and melon juice

1. Wash tomatoes and cut them into small pieces;

2. Wash wax gourd, remove seeds and cut into small pieces;

3. Peel the lemon and cut the pulp into pieces;

4. Put the tomato block, the melon block and the lemon block into a juicer for juicing;

5. Stir well and pour into the cup. Add cold water and ice.

Efficacy, function and taboo of melon II. The calories of melon

A 100g melon contains 26.00 calories, 6.20g carbohydrates, 0. 10g fat, 0.40g protein and 0.40g cellulose), 5.00g vitamin A, 0.5.00mg vitamin C/kloc-0, 0.47mg vitamin E and 0.47mg calcium/kloc. From this, we can clearly see that the calorie of melon is very low, and the nutritional value of melon is very high, so eating it regularly is good for your health. Wax gourd contains only 0. 1 g fat, and its cholesterol is extremely low, so it is very suitable for obese people and people with high cholesterol.

How to choose melons

Look at the color and divide the varieties.

White melon is a little red, just right, transparent and thin-skinned; Cucumber, the darker the better, is generally khaki. Usually, we buy these two kinds of melons, which seem to have green ones. I won't know until I buy it.

Look at the surface Any scars?

This is the most basic. Whether it's ripe or not, check it for rot. It is because of bumping during loading and unloading, and some of them are cut, which is easy to rot, so this kind is definitely not needed.

Look at the texture. Is it even?

We can see the bottom from the top. If we find that the stove on it is irregular and uneven, it is usually not delicious, but it is not necessarily so. Nothing is absolute. This is just for your reference.

smell

Cooked melons can smell familiar fragrance. For foodies, I always put cantaloupe in front of my nose and smell it to see if there is a familiar smell. When you smell that familiar smell, are you also swallowing saliva? That's the feeling. This melon must be delicious.

Touch hardness

It's delicious when there is enough water. If you are soft, give up. In addition, I will also look at the surface hardness and brittleness of this melon. Just pinch it with your mobile phone and see if there is enough water. If there are bad marks, it will generally soften, so all fruits are like this. When they start to rot, they will soften and slowly change color.

Knock, knock and play.

A crisp voice is good, but a dull voice is not good.

Efficacy, Function and Taboos of Melons 3 How many kinds of melons are there? Which is better, thin-skinned melon or thick-skinned melon?

1, thin-skinned melon:

Weak growth potential, small plant type, thin stems, deep leaves and hermaphroditism. Good ecological adaptability, low light resistance and low humidity. The fruit is small, and the weight of a single melon is usually less than 200 grams. Fruit is cylindrical, round or pear-shaped. The skin of wax gourd is smooth and thin and can be eaten. The handle of melon is short and thin (usually less than 2.5 cm), and the meat is crisp (crisp) or soft (face melon). According to the color of winter melon skin, winter melon can be divided into six varieties: white-skinned variety, yellow-skinned variety, green-skinned variety, flower-skinned variety, flour (noodle) variety and small-seed variety. Another classification method is to separate a group of dark green skin colors from the green skin variety group to form a "black skin variety group", and classify the dark orange skin in the yellow skin variety group as a "red skin variety group".

(1). When the white melon is ripe, the skin of the fruit is white, greenish white or milky white, and when it is fully ripe, it is yellow white. The fruit is long cylindrical, pear-shaped, nearly round, melon white or green.

(2) When the wampee variety is mature, the wampee is golden yellow, orange yellow, light yellow, etc. It is yellow. The fruit is oval, nearly round or pear-shaped, and the melon is white. The main varieties are Jiangsu and Zhejiang Golden Cucumber, Hebei, Bajiaogua, Henan Jinzui, Heilongjiang Huangli, Huangshami, Nanjing Taiyanghong, Hubei Jingnong No.4, Hebei Diwang, Jinbao, Shanghai Huangshiziao, Jiangning Huangpi and Hui Jin, Taiwan Province Province. When ripe, melons turn golden yellow, orange and light yellow. The fruit is oval, nearly round or pear-shaped, and the melon is white. The main varieties are golden cucumber in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Bafang melon in Hebei and Hunan, golden wine in Henan, yellow pear in Heilongjiang and yellow honey in Huangsha.

(3) The varieties of green skin include green skin, yellow-green or dark green. Melons are long cylindrical, trumpet-shaped and pear-shaped. Melon is light green, green or light orange red. The main varieties are Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Haidong, Heilongjiang Tiezhiqing, Longtian No.2, Qitian 1, Zaotiantian, Tooth Wax gourd, Hangzhou Green Skin, Northern Shaanxi Black Wife and Gansu Lanzhou Jinta Temple.

(4) There are more than two kinds of flower skins, such as light yellow and gold, white and gold, light green and dark green or dark green, gray and dark green. Melons are long cylindrical, high round, oval or pear-shaped. Melons are light green, white or orange. The main varieties are sesame crisp in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Guangong noodles in Nanjing, Xinbinxiang, Jindaozi and Huahu in the northeast, Asia No.2 and Shidaohei in Hebei, and Xiaohua Road in Inner Mongolia.

(5) Flour (noodle melon) varieties have high starch content, less juice when cooked, sweet taste, crisp quality and poor quality. Melons are cylindrical, oval and so on. The skin of melon is yellow-brown or yellow-green, and the melon is orange or white-green, which is not resistant to storage and transportation.

(6) The seeds of small melon seeds are very small, similar to sesame seeds. Melons are oval or oval. The melon is green and crisp. The main varieties are North China Sesame, Jianghuai Sesame Crisp and Gansu Jinta Temple.

2, thick skin melon:

Plants grow vigorously, vines are thick, and leaves are bright and smooth. Most of them are hermaphroditic flowers. Strict environmental conditions are needed, such as dryness, heat, large temperature difference and strong sunshine. The melon is big, weighing 2-5 Jin, with thick flesh (more than 2.5 cm), thick skin and peeling. Melons are very diverse in shape, skin color, surface characteristics and color.

China is rich in melon variety resources, and its characters are quite different. According to the diversity of maturity, it can be divided into early-maturing varieties, middle-late-maturing varieties and late-maturing varieties. Then according to the surface of melon, it is divided into two kinds: netted melon and smooth melon. According to the color of melon skin, it can be divided into four varieties, white skin. Yellow skin variety, green skin variety, flower skin variety. According to the color of melon meat, it can be divided into white meat varieties, green meat varieties and red meat varieties (including orange meat). According to the meat quality of melon, it can be divided into crisp meat, soft meat and pink meat. According to the growth period and biological characteristics of melon varieties, melon varieties were divided into 6 categories.

(1), the fruit of the protected species group (greenhouse species group) is small, and the weight of a single melon is about 1 kg, which is spherical or nearly spherical. The meat is soft and extremely sweet, which is not resistant to storage and transportation. Suitable for greenhouse and greenhouse cultivation. The main varieties are Henan Zhengtianyi No.1, Jiangsu Victoria, Gansu Tulip, Taiwan Province Champion, Honey World, Yingua and Tainong No.2, which were introduced from Gulaba, Elizabeth, West Borruto and Tian Zi. There are Korean white flowers, the East and so on.

(2) Eggs and melons are small and medium-sized, with a single melon weighing about 65438±0.5kg, spherical or high spherical, yellow or yellowish green skin, early maturity, soft pulp, rich juice, and strong aroma, which is not resistant to storage and transportation. Strong adaptability, suitable for outdoor planting. It is also easy to protect and cultivate. The main varieties are yellow egg, yellow drunk, early yellow honey, Hebei 1, Gansu iron egg, Inner Mongolia Hetao honey dew and Heilongjiang Daqing honey dew.

(3) The early-maturing crispy meat variety is Hami melon. The fruit is medium-sized, the weight of a single melon is 1.5~2 kg, the flesh is orange-red, the meat is crisp and sweet, the quality is excellent, and it is not resistant to storage and transportation. The main varieties are crispy white skin, rice seed melon in Turpan and sweet treasure in Lanzhou.

(4) The variety of white melon is of medium size, and the weight of single melon is 1.5~3 kg. The skin of melon is milky white or golden yellow, the melon is spherical or short oval, smooth or sparse, and the melon is green or light orange. Fruit juice is abundant, early or medium ripe, resistant to storage and transportation, and of good quality. The main varieties are sweet potato red meat, white melon, small tree green, white melon, big summer white melon, 73-2 white melon, yellow river honey, manna and so on.

(5) Hami summer melon variety is filled with melon, with large fruit, single melon weight 1.5~3 kg, which can be kept fresh in a short time, and the whole growth period is 90~ 120 days. The main varieties are Wangxiang, Hongxin Crisp, Xinmiza No.7 and so on.

(6) Hami wax gourd variety has large fruit, single melon weighs 5~7 kg, long growth period, late maturity, high yield and storage and transportation resistance.