The key points of explaining pumpkins are as follows:
Pumpkin (scientific name: pumpkin? (Doukhi. Qianlin ) Doukhi. Horseshoe, a cucurbitaceae plant, is an annual creeping herb. Its stems are often rooted in nodes, petioles are stout, leaves are broadly ovoid or ovoid, slightly soft, veins are raised, tendrils are slightly stout, monoecious, fruit stalks are stout, ribbed and grooved, which varies from species to species, and there are often several longitudinal grooves or none outside.
Originally from Mexico to Central America, it is widely cultivated all over the world. Introduced to China in Ming Dynasty, it is now widely planted in north and south.
The fruit of pumpkin can be used as a dish or as a substitute for food. All parts of the whole plant are also used for medicine. The seeds contain amino acids in pumpkin seeds, and have the effects of clearing away heat, removing dampness, expelling worms, controlling and killing Schistosoma japonicum, clearing vines, preventing miscarriage and radically curing toothache.
Main nutritional value of pumpkin;
Polysaccharide: Pumpkin polysaccharide is a non-specific immune enhancer, which can improve the immune function of the body, promote the production of cytokines, and play a variety of regulatory functions on the immune system by activating complement.
Carotenoids: Carotenoids rich in pumpkin can be converted into vitamin A with important physiological functions in the body, which has important physiological functions for the growth and differentiation of epithelial tissues, maintaining normal vision and promoting the development of bones.
Pectin: Pectin in pumpkin can adjust the absorption rate of food in the stomach and slow down the absorption of sugar. Soluble cellulose can delay the emptying of food in the stomach and control the rise of blood sugar after meals. Pectin can also combine with excess cholesterol in the body, reduce cholesterol absorption and reduce blood cholesterol concentration.
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