Therapeutic effect 1. Cucurbitacin C contained in anti-tumor cucumber can improve human immune function and achieve the purpose of anti-tumor. In addition, the substance can also treat chronic hepatitis and persistent hepatitis, and prolong the survival time of patients with primary liver cancer. 2. Anti-aging cucumber is rich in vitamin E, which can prolong life and resist aging; Cucumber enzyme in cucumber has strong biological activity, which can effectively promote the metabolism of the body. Rubbing the skin with cucumber juice has the effect of moistening skin and stretching wrinkles. 3. Alanine, arginine and glutamine contained in hangover-relieving cucumber have certain auxiliary therapeutic effects on patients with liver diseases, especially those with alcoholic cirrhosis, and can prevent and treat alcoholism. 4. Glucosides and fructose contained in hypoglycemic cucumbers do not participate in the usual sugar metabolism, so diabetics use cucumbers instead of starchy foods to satisfy their hunger, and their blood sugar will not increase or even decrease. 5. Propanolic diacid contained in weight-loss cucumber can inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat. In addition, the cellulose in cucumber can promote the elimination of spoilage substances in human intestine and reduce cholesterol, which can strengthen the body. 6. Brain-nourishing and tranquilizing cucumber contains vitamin B 1, which is beneficial to improve the function of brain and nervous system, calm and soothe the nerves, and assist in the treatment of insomnia. Health recipes 1. Sweet and sour cucumber sliced cucumber 500g, refined salt, sugar and white vinegar. First, wash the cucumber, cut it into thin slices and marinate it with salt for 30 minutes; Wash cucumber with cold boiled water to remove part of the salty taste, control the moisture, and add refined salt, sugar and vinegar 1 hour. This dish is sweet and sour, and has the effects of clearing away heat, appetizing, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. It is suitable for polydipsia, greasy mouth and anorexia, especially in summer. 2. Porphyra cucumber soup 150g cucumber, 15g laver, and appropriate amount of dried laver. Firstly, cleaning cucumber, cutting into rhombic blocks, and cleaning laver and dried seaweed; Add clear soup to the pot, bring to a boil, add cucumber, dried laver, refined salt and soy sauce, skim the foam after boiling, add laver, pour sesame oil, sprinkle with monosodium glutamate and mix well. The decoction has the functions of clearing heat and tonifying kidney, and is suitable for female climacteric patients with kidney deficiency and excessive heat. 3. Hawthorn juice mixed with 5 cucumber tender cucumbers, 30 grams of wild vegetables and 50 grams of sugar. First, peel the cucumber from the heart and both ends, wash it and cut it into strips; Wash hawthorn, add 200 ml of water to the pot, cook for about 15 minutes, and take juice 100 ml; Cucumber strips are put into a pot, boiled and fished out; Add sugar to hawthorn juice and simmer slowly. After the sugar melts, add dried cucumber strips and mix well. This dish has the functions of clearing away heat, reducing blood fat, losing weight, promoting digestion and resolving food stagnation, and is effective for people with obesity, hypertension and sore throat. 4. Cucumber dandelion porridge 50 grams of cucumber and rice, 30 grams of fresh dandelion. Firstly, cucumber is washed and sliced, and dandelion is washed and chopped; Wash the rice in the pot first, add 1000 ml water, and cook porridge as usual. After the porridge is cooked, add cucumber and dandelion and cook for a while. This porridge has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, diuresis and detumescence. It is suitable for excessive toxic heat, sore throat, wind-heat eye diseases, short and red urine, etc. Note: patients with cucumber cold and stomach cold are prone to abdominal pain and diarrhea. Literature selection "Daily Materia Medica": "Eliminating chest fever, relieving polydipsia and benefiting waterways." Lu Chuan Ben Cao: "Cure fever, thirst and burns." Herbal Medicine in Southern Yunnan: "Relieve spasm, heat toxin and clear polydipsia." "Materia Medica Seeking Truth": "It tastes sweet and cold, and it can clear away heat and benefit water." Cultural Appreciation: Prince Zhang Huai of Tang Dynasty. "Huangtai Melon Ci": "Melons are planted under Huangtai, and ripe melons give birth to leaves. Pick the melons well, and then pick them thin. Three picks are still good, and four picks hold vines. " Wu. "Selling Cucumber": "Jujube flowers shed their clothes, and the village in the south is surrounded by the north. Cow clothes and ancient willows sell cucumbers, and it's a long way to go in Xiu Yuan. The Japanese are thirsty for tea and knock on the door to ask the wild people. " Qing Wu Ye Wei. "Ode to the King Melon": "Who can pick and stay together? Leave early, the car is full, the vines attract the blue embankment, and the song loves the yellow flowers. When a guest is drunk, it should be refreshing, but a child's cold pillow tends to tilt. Qi Min made a monthly order, and the melon road is more important than the Wangs. " Huang Qing Zhijun. "Planting Wang Gua Li Bean Vegetable": "I will hold the urn body in the end, and five pots are not listed. If you know anything, you will lead me. The vine covers the wild, and the root kills people. Go and tell my parents that the poor son is really poor. " Historical legend: Cucumber originated in India and was brought back to China by Zhang Sai when he went to the Western Ocean. It was called cucumber at that time. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, she became the queen of Zhao. He was dissatisfied with the Han people calling the northern minorities "Hu people", so he changed his name to cucumber to avoid the word "Hu". Some southerners can't distinguish the pronunciation of "Huang" and "Wang", so they are also called "Wang Gua".