Cucumbers are extremely high in water and contain propanedioic acid, which can inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat and are considered a weight loss food. Tender seeds contain more vitamin E, so do not remove them unless necessary. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it is sweet in taste and cool in nature, and can remove heat, diuresis and detoxification. Each 100g cucumber contains:

Protein 0.6~0.8g, fat 0.2g, carbohydrate 1.6~2.0g, ash 0.4~0.5g, calcium 15~19 mg, phosphorus 29~33 mg, Iron 0.2 to 1.1 mg, carotene 0.2 to 0.3 mg, thiamine 0.02 to 0.04 mg, riboflavin 0.04 to 0.4 mg, niacin 0.2 to 0.3 mg, ascorbic acid 4 to 11 mg. In addition, it also contains glucose, rhamnose, galactose, mannose, xylose, fructose, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, a variety of free amino acids, volatile oils, cucurbitacins, cucumber enzymes, etc.

Cucumber is sweet, cool, bitter, non-toxic, and enters the spleen, stomach, and large intestine meridians;

It has the effects of removing heat, diuresis, detoxification, clearing away heat and diuresis;

It is mainly used to treat polydipsia, sore throat, burning eyes and burns.