1, eat raw or eat well
Cucumber is good to eat raw. Although the cucumber is a vegetable, but it and many fruits, can be eaten directly raw, the flesh contains a lot of water, cool and refreshing, especially suitable for consumption in the summer, and our daily life in the cucumber's main method of eating cold cucumber also belongs to the raw Fan Tao.
2, cucumber raw benefits
(1) clear heat to fire
Cucumber belongs to the cool food, after heating and frying its properties will be changed, transformed into a warm, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot. The cucumber can be eaten to remove heat, especially suitable for people with a hot constitution, to regulate the body and reduce the effect of fire is very good.
(2) Supplementary nutrition
Raw cucumber contains a lot of vitamin A, vitamin C and other antioxidant components, is also very important to the human body, cucumber in the after frying, these components will be oxidized, inactivity, reduce the nutritional value of cucumber, eaten raw better complementary effect.
(3) weight loss and slimming
The raw cucumber contains a lot of malonyl glycolic acid, which can inhibit the transformation of sugar substances into fat. In addition, the fiber in the cucumber has a role in promoting the elimination of corrupt substances in the human intestinal tract and lowering cholesterol, which can strengthen the body.
3, cucumber how to eat raw the best
(1) cold cucumber
Instruments: cucumber, peanuts, sesame oil, chopped pepper, vinegar, soy sauce, salt, sugar.
How to do:
1. Put the flax oil in a pot and heat it over medium heat, add the peanuts and sauté them.
2. Wash the cucumber, pat it flat and cut it into pieces.
3. Take a large clean bowl, add salt, soy sauce, sugar and vinegar, and marinate the cucumber for 20 minutes. Finally, pour in peanuts, drizzle some hot sesame oil and sprinkle with chopped peppers to serve.
(2)Cucumber Juice
Ingredients: 2~3 fresh cucumbers, honey.
Practice: Wash the cucumber, cut it into pieces with a knife, put it into a juicer for juicing, and flavor it with honey before consumption.
Effects: weight loss and slimming, laxative, supplemental vitamins.
4, eat cucumber notes
1. cucumber is suitable for raw food, but note that you can not eat the cucumber, cucumber tip part is more bitter, is not suitable for consumption.
2. Cucumbers are cold in nature and should not be eaten in large quantities when eaten raw, and it is not suitable for women with cold bodies and menstruation to avoid aggravating the coldness of the body and causing discomfort.
5, the efficacy of cucumber role
Cool, sweet flavor, a small poison; into the lungs, stomach, large intestine meridian. Clearing heat and water, detoxification and elimination of swelling, and thirst. It is mainly used for treating body heat and thirst, sore throat, wind-heat eye disease, damp-heat jaundice, and unfavorable urination.
1. Anti-tumor
Cucurbitacin C contained in cucumber has the effect of improving the body's immune function, to achieve the purpose of anti-tumor. In addition, the substance can also be used to treat chronic hepatitis and prolonged hepatitis, and prolong the survival of patients with primary liver cancer.
2. Anti-aging
Cucumber is rich in vitamin E, can play a prolonged life, anti-aging effect; cucumber enzyme in cucumber, has a strong biological activity, can effectively promote the body's metabolism. With cucumber mashed juice coated skin, have moisturizing, stretching wrinkles effect.
3. Anti-alcohol poisoning
Cucumber contains alanine, arginine and glutamine on the liver patients, especially for alcoholic cirrhosis patients have some auxiliary therapeutic effect, can prevent and control alcohol poisoning.
4. Reduce blood sugar
Cucumber contains glucoside, fructose, etc. is not involved in the usual sugar metabolism, so diabetics to cucumber instead of starchy food to fill the hunger, blood glucose will not rise, and will even reduce.
5. Weight loss and strong body
Cucumber contains malonic acid, can inhibit sugar substances into fat. In addition, the fiber in the cucumber to promote the human intestinal corruption in the elimination of substances and reduce cholesterol has a certain role, can be strong.
6. Brain and mind
Cucumber contains vitamin B1, which is beneficial for improving the function of the brain and nervous system, and can calm the mind and assist in the treatment of insomnia.