1． Balsam pear, commonly known as bitter melon, bitter grape, and brocade lychee, is the fruit of the bitter melon, an annual climbing herbaceous plant of the Cucurbitaceae family. The fruit of bitter melon is long cylindrical or spindle-shaped, with tumor-like protrusions on the fruit surface. It is yellow-red when mature, and the flesh is bright red with a bitter taste; the pulp is bright red with a bitter taste. Each 100g of bitter melon contains 15g of sugar, 4.5g of protein, 1g of fat, 145 mg of phosphorus, 90 mg of calcium, 3 mg of iron, magnesium, zinc and other inorganic salts; 84 mg of vitamin C (the highest among vegetables), and vitamin B20 ．36mg. The fruit contains active ingredients such as bitter melon glycosides, various amino acids, and pectin. According to a report by Dr. Kahena from India, an insulin-like "polypeptide-P" substance has been extracted from bitter melon, which has obvious effects on lowering blood sugar and blood pressure. It is predicted that it can replace insulin in the future. Animal pharmacological experiments have shown that oral administration of bitter melon pulp to rabbits with normal and alloxan diabetes can significantly reduce blood sugar; oral administration of momordica glycosides to rabbits can reduce blood sugar, and its mode of action is similar to that of tolbutamide. Stronger. Green bitter melon is cold in nature and bitter in taste, and has the effects of dispelling summer heat, relieving fever, improving eyesight and clearing the heart. Ripe bitter melon is neutral in nature and sweet in taste, and has the effects of nourishing blood and liver, replenishing spleen and kidneys. "Quanzhou Materia Medica": Bitter melon "is mainly used to treat irritability, quench thirst and induce drinking, wind-heat and red eyes, and heatstroke and diarrhea." "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica" states: Bitter melon "reduces excess fire in the six meridians, clears heat, replenishes qi, and quenches thirst." Bitter melon is suitable for patients with fever and upper and middle-grade diabetes. In addition, scholars from the University of Kansas found that bitter melon contains a protein component that has the ability to stimulate and enhance immunity and phagocytes in animals. It is believed that bitter melon protein will soon become a new anti-cancer drug to benefit mankind. Therefore, in addition to being a hypoglycemic food, bitter melon can also be consumed as an anti-cancer food.

2. Pumpkin Pumpkin, also known as pumpkin, is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effects of replenishing qi, resolving phlegm and distension, deworming and detoxifying, treating cough and asthma, treating lung abscess and constipation, and has diuretic and beautifying effects. Pumpkin is rich in nutrients and contains citrulline, arginine, asparagine, trigonelline, adenine, carotene, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin C, glucose, sucrose, pentosan, mannitol, crude fiber, etc. Element. Pumpkin not only has high edible value, but also has therapeutic effects that cannot be ignored. In recent years, research and experiments by domestic and foreign medical experts and scholars have shown that eating pumpkin can also treat prostatic hypertrophy, prevent prostate cancer, prevent and treat arteriosclerosis and gastric mucosal ulcers, treat diabetes, and treat stones. The hypoglycemic mechanism of pumpkin is that it contains a large amount of pectin and cellulose. When mixed with starchy foods, it will increase the viscosity of gastric contents and regulate the absorption of food in the stomach, slowing down the absorption of sugar and thus delaying gastric emptying. time, and change the speed of intestinal peristalsis so that blood sugar does not rise too quickly after meals. At the same time, pectin-cellulose forms a gel-like substance in the intestines, allowing digestive enzymes and carbohydrates to mix evenly, delaying the digestion and absorption of monosaccharide substances in the intestines, thereby lowering blood sugar.

In recent years, pumpkin powder has been recognized at home and abroad for preventing and treating diabetes. Researchers confirmed that after taking pumpkin powder, 70% to 90% of type 2 diabetic patients experienced lowering of blood sugar, indicating that pumpkin powder has the effect of lowering blood sugar and raising insulin. How does pumpkin powder prevent and treat diabetes? Over the years, many scientists have devoted themselves to research on the functional factors of pumpkin to prevent and treat diabetes. They pointed out that pumpkin’s prevention and treatment of diabetes is achieved through the simultaneous action of several ingredients, rather than the result of the action of a single ingredient. Pumpkin contains CYT, which can promote normal secretion of insulin and enhance the sensitivity of insulin receptors. It can also activate glucose enzyme, accelerate the conversion of glucose, and reduce blood sugar concentration. Pumpkin is rich in pectin, which can reduce the secretion of the gastrointestinal hormone "gastric inhibitory polypeptide" and reduce postprandial blood sugar and blood insulin levels. At the same time, pectin has a satiety effect and can improve patients' hunger. ． Various trace elements and vitamins also play an important role in controlling blood sugar and can reduce the biological activity of insulin in the body. The chromium content in pumpkin is 50 times higher than that in ordinary foods.

According to reports, there is a Yubari Village in Hokkaido, Japan. People there, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, eat pumpkin as their staple food, and almost no one suffers from diabetes. After research and clinical trials, Japanese endocrinologist Dr. Yamamoto gave patients hospitalized for diabetes treatment 100 to 500 grams of pumpkin per day. One month later, the blood sugar of all subjects had decreased to varying degrees, and some were miraculously discharged from the hospital. This shows that pumpkin does have the effect of treating diabetes.

3． Tomato tomatoes are neutral in nature, sweet in taste, and slightly sour. They have the effects of promoting body fluids and quenching thirst, strengthening the stomach and reducing inflammation, clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and calming the liver. Tomatoes contain protein, fat, choline, trigonelline, malic acid, citric acid, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, niacin, carotene, vitamin B, vitamin B2, and vitamin C. Tomatoes are not high in sugar but high in vitamins. They can be eaten regularly as a main vegetable and non-staple food for diabetics.

4. Celery, commonly known as celery, parsley, and celery, is the whole plant of the annual or biennial herbaceous plant Celery of the Umbelliferae family. It is a light vegetable with very low sugar content. It contains a large amount of crude fiber, rich in inorganic elements such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron, a variety of vitamins, and active ingredients such as apiine, coriander base, mannitol, and volatile oil. A large number of medical studies have confirmed that the apiine contained in celery has the effect of lowering blood pressure and calming the nerves. Celery also has the effect of accelerating fat decomposition.

Researchers from the University of Milan in Italy used a chemical substance in celery that can accelerate the decomposition and disappearance of fat. When subjects eat celery, they can lose 3.6 to 4.9 kilograms of weight in one week. Therefore, for patients with type 2 diabetes (and obesity), eating more celery will definitely be beneficial. Celery is cool in nature, sweet and bitter in taste, enters the liver and kidney meridians, and has the effects of clearing away heat, calming the liver, diuresis, strengthening the stomach, lowering blood pressure, and lowering blood lipids. Wang Tuxiong of the Qing Dynasty's "Suixiju Diet Manual" states: "Celery is sweet and cool, clears the stomach, clears away heat and dispels wind, repairs the mouth, teeth, throat, and improves eyesight." "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that celery "can cure liver yang, dizziness, flushed face and ears, Top-heavy, wobbly walking and other symptoms. "Regular consumption of celery not only helps lower blood sugar, but also prevents and treats complications such as hypertension and obesity.

5. Carrot Carrot, also known as yellow radish, is not only a good vegetable but also a staple food. It is one of the most popular foods in daily life. Because its shape is quite similar to ginseng, it has special and important effects on human health and is known as "civilian ginseng". Carrots are mild in nature, sweet in taste, and non-toxic. They have the effects of strengthening the spleen and resolving stagnation, calming the stomach, replenishing qi, and nourishing the kidneys and blood. They are suitable for indigestion, dysentery, cough, night blindness, corneal sicca, dry skin, Hair is dry and easy to fall off, etc. Fresh carrots are refreshing, nourishing and quenching thirst, comparable to pears, peaches and melons. As early as more than 400 years ago, Li Shizhen had a profound evaluation of carrots and believed that regular consumption of carrots was "beneficial but not harmful".

Modern nutritional medicine research results have confirmed that carrots contain mineral elements such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and potassium, as well as trace elements necessary for the human body such as iron, copper, manganese, cobalt, iodine, and fluorine. It is particularly worth mentioning that carrots contain a variety of vitamins. There are more than 20 types of vitamins found in the world, accounting for more than half of them in the roots of carrots. Each 100 grams of carrots contains up to 4010 micrograms of carotene. Above, this is rare among all vegetables and root foods. Modern medical scientific research has found that carrot extract contains an ingredient that can lower blood sugar, which proves that carrots have the effect of lowering blood sugar. Carrots also contain quercetin, kaempferol, etc., which can increase coronary blood flow, lower blood lipids, and promote epinephrine synthesis. The potassium succinate contained in carrots is an active ingredient in antihypertensive drugs, so carrots have the functions of lowering blood pressure and strengthening the heart. Taking carrots regularly and in moderation not only helps lower blood sugar, but also has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on hypertension, nerve tissue damage, retinal damage and other diseases complicated by diabetes.

Foote and his colleagues, an epidemiologist at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, measured blood sugar levels in 1,665 volunteers aged 40 to 75 years old. The results showed that in healthy people, The carotene content is the highest in patients with diabetes, and the lowest in diabetic patients. Foote said in the research report that eating more carrots and other carotene-rich vegetables in the daily diet is of great help in preventing diabetes. Carrots are commonly used as raw food among the people, and have good effects in preventing and treating diabetes. Using carrot juice instead of tea can lower blood pressure and blood sugar.

6. Chives Chives, also known as Qiyangcao. As the saying goes, "Fried leeks with dried shrimps are loved by everyone." Doctors of all ages in my country have paid special attention to the medicinal and health-care value of leeks. They believe that leeks are warm in nature, pungent and sweet in taste, and have many functions such as warming the middle and promoting qi, strengthening the stomach and refreshing the mind, dispelling plague and detoxification, harmonizing the internal organs, dispersing blood and stopping diarrhea. Modern nutritional medicine research data shows that leeks contain a lot of crude fiber, and contain vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin E, carotene, etc. Among them, every 100 grams of leeks contains up to 1410 micrograms of carotene, which is equivalent to 235 retinol equivalents. micrograms; and rich in calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, selenium, manganese and other mineral elements. Moreover, leeks are a high-quality, high-potassium food (K factor >30), which has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on hypertension. Modern medical research shows that the volatile oil and sulfur-containing compounds as well as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc and other elements contained in leeks can promote blood circulation, lower lipids and hypoglycemic effects, and are beneficial to diabetes and its complications such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Lipidemia and other diseases have good preventive and therapeutic effects.

7. Cucumber Cucumber, commonly known as thorn melon and cucumber, is a plant of the Cucurbitaceae family. It is a high-quality food with low calories, low fat, low sugar content, and high potassium content (K factor >20). It is a high-potassium plant and contains calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, pectin, cellulose, and carotene A. , carotene B, carotene C, carotene D, multivitamins (B1, B2, C, E, etc.) and propanoic acid, etc. Among them, the important role of propanodioic acid is to effectively inhibit the transformation of carbohydrates into fat in the body. Accumulation and excessive accumulation of fat in the body will cause obesity, which is of great significance to the prevention and treatment of diabetes and its occurrence and development. In addition, cucumbers contain soft fine fibers, which can promote the excretion of putrefactive substances in the intestines and lower cholesterol. Therefore, they also have the effects of lowering blood lipids, losing weight, beautifying, and anti-wrinkle. Cucumber is cool in nature, sweet in taste, non-toxic, and returns to the stomach, spleen, and large intestine meridians. It has diuretic, heat-clearing, detoxifying, fluid-promoting, and thirst-quenching effects. "Daily Materia Medica" states: "Cucumber is cool in nature, removes heat and moisturizes dryness, relieves irritability in the chest, quenches thirst, promotes fluid production, and relieves diarrhea." Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" states: "Cucumber clears away heat, quenches thirst, and facilitates urination." Cucumber is especially suitable for Diabetic patients with type 2 diabetes in which dryness and heat damage the lungs and stomach dryness damage body fluids can not only improve clinical symptoms but also help prevent and treat complications such as obesity and hypertension if they can regularly take appropriate amounts of cucumbers and their products.

8. Winter melon: Winter melon, commonly known as pillow melon, white melon, etc., is known as "slimming melon" and is the mature fruit of winter melon, an annual climbing herbaceous plant of the Cucurbitaceae family. It is a low-calorie, low-fat, high-potassium (K factor > 43) and low-sodium vegetable with extremely low sugar content, and contains a variety of inorganic salts, vitamins, and active ingredients such as trigonelline, propanedioic acid, and mannitol. For people with type 2 diabetes and obesity, eating more winter melon can help lose weight and lower fat, so it is the first choice vegetable. Winter melon has a sweet and cool nature, and it returns to the lungs, large intestine, small intestine, and bladder meridian. It has many functions such as clearing heat and diuresis, detoxifying, eliminating phlegm, and diuresis. Winter melon, Li Shicai's "Bencao Illustration" of the Ming Dynasty states: "Winter melon is the main three quenching thirst, relieving accumulated heat, and benefiting the large and small intestines." "Compendium of Materia Medica" records "clearing the heart fire, purging the spleen fire, diuresis and removing wind, Reduce swelling and quench thirst, relieve heat and heat. "Tao Hongjing's "Famous Doctors" in the Southern and Northern Dynasties said: "It is mainly used to treat distension of the lower abdomen, facilitate urination, and quench thirst... It can detoxify, quench thirst, and relieve boredom." Meng of the Tang Dynasty said. Shen's "Dietotherapeutic Materia Medica" points out that winter melon fruit "replenishes qi and resists aging... Those who want to be thin, light and healthy can eat it for longer." Therefore, in addition to treating diabetes, winter melon can also treat edema, beriberi, acute nephritis, etc.

9． Onions: Onions, also known as green onions, are neutral in nature, sweet and pungent in taste, and have the effects of strengthening the stomach, digesting food, and promoting qi. Onions are known as the "Queen of Vegetables" in European and American countries. A gourmet said: "Without onions, there would be no cooking art." Modern nutritional medicine research data shows that onions have high health and medicinal value. Onions are rich in calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and other minerals and polypeptides. A vitamin and a high-potassium food (K factor >33); onions also contain thiols, dimethyl disulfide, diallyl disulfide and diallyl sulfide, trisulfide, thiosulfen Active ingredients such as acid salts. Modern pharmacological research results point out that onions have good hypoglycemic effects. Onions contain substances similar to the hypoglycemic drug "tolbutamide", which can selectively act on pancreatic islet B-cells, promote insulin secretion, and restore their compensatory function. According to the US "Medical World News", onion extract can significantly reduce the blood sugar levels of alloxan-induced diabetic rabbits. Applying the ethanol extract produced the greatest decrease in fasting blood sugar, and it is thought that the onion's role is to help cells better utilize glucose. Onions have antidiabetic effects on adrenergic hyperglycemia. For middle-aged and elderly patients with type 2 diabetes, onions can also prevent and treat diabetes combined with hypertension and hyperlipidemia.

According to Japanese research, onions have a high insulin effect and are effective in processing glucose in the blood.

(1) The taste of onions can lower blood sugar levels. Onions and garlic belong to the allium family. Allium plants can lower blood sugar levels. Among them, onions have the best blood sugar lowering effect. If you cut an onion, there will be a unique pungent smell. In fact, those smells have the effect of lowering blood sugar levels. , the function of insulin is the key to open the door for glucose in the blood to enter the cells. The smell of onions just improves the efficiency of insulin and prevents glucose from entering the cells.

(2) It has the effect of preventing the terrible complications of diabetes. A doctor once conducted such an experiment, asking 8 patients to take 20 dried onion pills together with medicine every day, and observed the blood sugar levels and hemoglobin A and C values ??for 4 weeks. Experimental results showed that 1/5 of the people's blood sugar levels and hemoglobin A and C values ??decreased. If the heme A and C values ??decrease, the probability of complications caused by diabetes will be reduced. Onions can not only lower blood sugar, but also prevent diabetic complications.

(3) Don’t worry about low blood sugar. Onions have no effect on normal blood sugar levels, but are only useful on abnormal high blood sugar, so there is no need to worry about causing hyperglycemia or any side effects. Therefore, onions are not only suitable for diabetic patients, but also suitable for people to prevent diabetes.

(4) It is also effective in preventing high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia and arteriosclerosis. Onions contain prostaglandin-like substances and ingredients that can activate the activity of blood plasmin. These substances can dilate blood vessels, reduce peripheral blood vessel and cardiac coronary artery resistance, and have anticoagulant effects, prevent thrombosis, and fight against catecholamines and other pressurizing substances in the body. It can lower blood pressure. Therefore, onions are particularly beneficial to patients with diabetes, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia and heart disease.

10． Asparagus Asparagus, also known as asparagus, asparagus, longevity vegetables. Asparagus is cool in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effects of nourishing deficiency and losing weight, moistening lungs and quenching thirst, replenishing qi and lowering blood sugar, and preventing and fighting cancer. It is suitable for obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and other diseases, and is good for eliminating chronic complications of diabetes and Various symptoms have obvious effects. Modern research shows that asparagus contains the highest amount of vitamins in ordinary vegetables, 2 to 5 times that of ordinary vegetables. In 100 grams of fresh asparagus, it contains 220 micrograms of carotene and as many as 17 kinds of amino acids, which is among the vegetables. is rare. Asparagus has a high potassium content (K factor >68) and is a high-quality, high-potassium food. Asparagus also contains a variety of special nutrients, such as asparagine, coumarin, asparagine, aspartic acid, mannan, various steroidal saponins, rutin, glutathione, folic acid and other active ingredients Element. Modern medical research results suggest that components such as coumarin contained in asparagus have the effect of lowering blood sugar. For middle-aged and elderly patients with type 2 diabetes, regular consumption of asparagus preparations or foods can not only improve the symptoms of diabetes, but also reduce the risk of hypertension complicated by diabetes. It also has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on diseases such as cancer, retinal damage and obesity. Modern pharmacological research results also prove that asparagus has anti-cancer effects and can enhance human immune function.

11. Tremella fuciformis, also known as white fungus, is a precious edible fungus unique to my country. It is dry, white, with large flowers, tender, light, shiny, and thick gelatin, which is the top grade, followed by small yellow flowers. Tremella is sweet, light, and neutral in nature. It has the functions of nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, producing body fluids and quenching thirst, replenishing qi and kidneys, nourishing the heart and calming the mind, and tonifying the spleen and stomach. It is suitable for treating dryness and heat in the lungs and stomach, burning of body fluids, obvious thirst, and polydipsia. disease. Modern nutritional medicine research data shows that Tremella protein is of high quality and contains more than 17 kinds of amino acids, 7 of which are essential amino acids for the human body. Tremella fuciformis also contains glucuronic acid, Tremella fuciformis polysaccharide, pentosan polysaccharide, coenzyme Q10, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2. , vitamin C and calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, sodium, iron and other mineral elements. It is worth mentioning that every 100 grams of dried Tremella fuciformis contains 30.4 grams of dietary fiber and a very high potassium content. Its K factor (potassium/sodium value) is >19, making it a high-potassium food. Clinical epidemiological studies have found that the occurrence of diabetes, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerotic diseases, and hypertension are all related to insufficient intake of dietary fiber. Tremella fuciformis is high in dietary fiber and rich in colloids. Preliminary research shows that supplementing glue at a dose of about 1.3 grams/0.42 kJ has a blood sugar-lowering effect in both metabolic laboratory and outpatient follow-up visits. Some patients were followed up for 6 months, and their insulin dosage was reduced by an average of 26%; based on the average number of urine sugar concentrations checked 4 times a day and 1 week, the urine sugar was reduced by about 40%; insulin-dependent (Ⅰ) Type) diabetics may also experience similar effects. It can be seen that for middle-aged and elderly type Ⅱ (non-insulin-dependent) diabetic patients, regular consumption of Tremella fuciformis or medicated diet prepared from Tremella fuciformis will help lower blood sugar and effectively control the disease, and treat diabetes complicated by hypertension. Disease, hyperlipidemia and other diseases also have good prevention and treatment effects.

12. Shiitake mushrooms are mild in nature and sweet in taste, and have the effect of nourishing the spleen and stomach and replenishing qi. Modern medical research shows that mushrooms contain protein, amino acids, crude fiber, vitamins, lentinin, lentinic acid, butyric acid, etc. Shiitake mushrooms can improve the body's immunity, lower blood lipids, lower blood pressure, prevent and treat arteriosclerosis, and fight cancer. Patients with hypertension, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, and tumors should eat it. 10 to 30 grams each time, decoction, stew or stir-fry.

13． Kelp Kelp has synonyms such as seaweed. The plant lives in sea water. It is flexible and long, and some are like ribbons, so it has many names. Kelp is a kind of edible algae, which is not only edible but also has high medicinal value. Kelp is cold in nature, salty in taste, non-toxic, and has the effects of softening hardness, dispersing stagnation, moving water, and removing stasis. Modern nutritional medicine research data shows that kelp contains extremely high levels of iodine, calcium, and iron. It also contains mineral elements such as phosphorus, cobalt, fluorine, potassium, and zinc. It also contains a large amount of crude fiber and polysaccharides, such as alginic acid, Laminarin, mannitol and fucosterol, ryegrass lactone, pentosan, galactose, galacturonic acid, arabinose, xylose, O-methylxylose, coriander sugar, etc. There is an ingredient called sodium alginate in kelp, which can improve the sensitivity of diabetic patients to insulin, reduce fasting blood sugar, improve sugar tolerance, and meet the requirements of high-carbohydrate diet treatment. Modern medical research has found that every 100 grams of dried kelp in the food contains up to 24 mg of iodine, while an average adult can meet their needs with about 0.15 mg per day. The iodine content of kelp ranks first among foods, and people say it It is the "Iodine Champion". In recent years, medical research reports suggest that organic iodine has a hormone-like effect, which can improve the function of biologically active substances in the human body, promote the secretion of insulin and adrenocortical hormones, increase the activity of lipoprotein esterase, and promote the secretion of glucose and fatty acids in the liver, Metabolizes and utilizes fat and muscle tissue, thereby exerting its effects on lowering blood sugar and blood lipids, as well as lowering blood pressure and resisting arteriosclerosis. Moreover, every 100 grams of kelp contains 348 mg of bound calcium that can be used by the human body. Medical research reports point out that calcium is closely related to complications of diabetes. Foreign experts have reported in detail that diabetes is complicated by osteoporosis, and have collected evidence that diabetes can cause mineral metabolism disorders in the body and reduce the inorganic salt content in bones. The loss of calcium in the bones becomes evident after 2 to 3 years of diabetes, and osteoporosis in patients with diabetes of less than 5 years can be as severe as in patients with long-term diabetes. Therefore, experts call for timely supplementation of calcium and appropriate amounts of vitamin D when treating diabetes. If calculated based on the daily requirement of 0.6 to 0.8 grams of calcium for adults, dietary supplementation should be strongly encouraged. For all types of diabetic patients, regular consumption of kelp-compatible foods, medicinal diets, and kelp preparations or foods is Very helpful. But one thing to note is that Chinese medicine believes that seafood such as kelp is cold and slippery in nature, and should not be taken by those with weak spleen and stomach and loose stools.

14. Luffa is a wonderful vegetable in the summer season. When it is old, the tendons are woven in a criss-cross pattern, like human meridians, so it is called "luffa". Luffa is not only a low-fat, low-calorie, low-sugar, high-potassium food (K factor > 44), each 100g of loofah contains 8 mg of vitamin C, 0.32 mg of vitamin A, 20.06 mg of vitamin B, and 10.04 mg of vitamin B. It also contains calcium. , magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and other inorganic salts as well as protein, starch, carotene, etc. The juice of loofah contains saponins, mucus, xylan, protein, fat, and multiple vitamins. The fruit of luffa contains saponins, luffa bitterness, citrulline and a large amount of mucus.

Luffa has a sweet and cool taste, and it returns to the liver and stomach meridians. It has the effects of clearing heat and reducing phlegm, cooling blood and detoxifying, dredging meridians, promoting blood circulation, moisturizing and beautifying muscles, lowering breast milk, and laxative. Luffa, Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" in the Ming Dynasty said: "cooked to remove heat and stimulate the intestines." "Luchuan Materia Medica" said: "Produces fluid to quench thirst, relieves summer heat and relieves troubles. It cures thirst in febrile diseases and irritability due to body heat." "Introduction to Medicine" Day: "Cure all malignant sores in men and women, residual poison of acne rashes in children, and mastitis." Regular consumption of loofah can treat type 2 diabetes caused by heat and lung damage, stomach dryness and body fluid damage, and type II diabetes in middle-aged and elderly people combined with hypertension. Especially suitable for patients with skin diseases.

15. The capsaicin in chili peppers can significantly lower blood sugar levels. In an experiment with dogs, it was found that two hours after the sugar effect, the blood sugar levels of the dogs that took capsaicin were significantly lower than those of the experimental dogs that did not take capsaicin. The insulin levels measured in dogs two and a half hours after taking capsaicin were also higher. It may be that capsaicin increases insulin secretion from the subgastric pancreas, or it may be that it delays the destruction of hormones responsible for glucose metabolism in the body.

Now, capsaicin has begun to be used to treat complications of diabetes, that is, to restore nerves damaged in so-called diabetic neuropathy.

16． Water spinach is water spinach. It has strong disease resistance and insect resistance, and does not need to be sprayed with pesticides during its growth. It is a highly regarded "safe vegetable" and "green food" in recent years. In addition to being rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals, it also contains insulin-like ingredients, which has a significant hypoglycemic effect when taken regularly.