Pumpkin seeds Pumpkin seeds not only taste delicious, but also contain many nutrients needed by human body, such as carotene, protein, vitamins A and B 1, which can relieve mental stress and improve immunity. Pumpkin seeds are flat and sweet. According to "A Picture Book of Medicinal Plants in China", frying and taking them can cure postpartum edema of hands and feet and diabetes. Pumpkin seeds are rich in zinc and also contain male hormones, which is helpful for the treatment of early prostatic hypertrophy and the prevention of prostate cancer. Therefore, pumpkin seeds rank above sunflower seeds and watermelon seeds for their various medicinal values. Sunflower seeds are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, high-quality protein, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, selenium, vitamin E, vitamin B 1 and other nutrients, which can prevent excessive plasma cholesterol and arteriosclerosis; Rich potassium can protect heart function and prevent hypertension. From the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, sunflower seeds are flat in nature and sweet in taste, and have the effects of resolving phlegm, relieving asthma, calming the liver, expelling wind and expelling worms, so they are suitable for patients with hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis and hypertension and insomnia due to neurasthenia.