Snake melon is rich in carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, with fluffy, slightly sweet flesh. Snake gourd is cool in nature and enters the lung, stomach and large intestine meridians, which can clear heat and resolve phlegm, moisten the lungs and slide the intestines. So in the end, what else are the effects and functions of snake gourd? Let's take a look!
Introduction of Snake Squash
Snake Squash (English name SnakeSquash), also known as snake beans, snake squash, soybean horns, etc., Cucurbitaceae rarotonga genus of annual climbing herbaceous plants, native to India, Malaysia, widely distributed in Southeast Asian countries and Australia, in West Africa, the American Tropics and the Caribbean and other places are also cultivated, China is only sporadic cultivation, in recent years, Qingdao, Shandong Province area planted more. China is only sporadically cultivated, in recent years, Qingdao, Shandong Province area planted more. Snake gourd to young fruit for vegetables, but young leaves and young stems can also be eaten. Snake gourd like temperature, heat and humidity, fleshy roots, root system is developed, in 15-40 ℃ temperature conditions can grow, the most suitable temperature for 20-35 ℃, various types of soil can be cultivated. The whole life span of snake gourd is about 180-200 days. Sprawling herbs, vigorous growth. Leaves are dark green, densely tomentose on both sides, palmate, with radial veins. Female flowers are solitary, male flowers are racemose or compound racemose, petals whiskerlike and laciniate, forked and curved. The fruit is long and strip-shaped, pointed and thin at both ends, often curved at the tail end, with a transverse diameter of 4-5 cm and a length of 2.5 m. Young fruits are velvety, with flesh 3-4 mm thick, fleshy and soft, with a fishy odor, and the mature fruits turn orange-red, with seeds of earthy brown color, with a rough surface, with 2 parallel grooves, and with a thousand-seed weight of 200-250 g. Sprawling climbing, strong branching, the general length of the main vine about 3 meters; in the 11th leaf position before and after the flowering and fruiting, flowers white; fruit such as snake-shaped, single melon fruit 450-600 grams, a single plant an average of 24 melons, young melon flesh was light green, skin was light green, mature melon skin from green to red, picking period for the end of June a September; the average acreage output of 1,560 kilograms.
Nutritional value of snake gourd
Snake gourd is rich in vitamins and nutrients, snake gourd per 100g of young fruit containing 94~95g of water, protein 0.5~0.9g, 0.1g of fat, 0.8g of crude fiber, 3~4g of carbohydrates, and also contains a variety of nutrients such as mineral salts. Snake gourd is very beneficial to human health as it clears summer heat and relieves fever, diuretic and lowers blood pressure. Young melon is rich in carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, the flesh is fluffy and has a slight odor, but after cooking it becomes fragrant and slightly sweet. Snake gourd to young fruit for vegetables, but young leaves and young stems can also be eaten. Snake gourd per kilogram of young fruit contains protein 5 ~ 9 grams, carbohydrate 30 ~ 40 grams, as well as other nutrients. The flesh is fluffy and slightly sweet. Snake gourd is cool, into the lungs, stomach, large intestine, can clear heat and phlegm, moisten the lungs and intestines, snake gourd young fruit and young stems and leaves can be fried, for soup, distinctive flavor. Snake gourd has few pests and diseases, can become a pollution-free vegetable, has certain market potential. Rich in calcium, calcium is the basic raw material for bone development, which directly affects height, regulates enzyme activity, participates in nerve and muscle activity and neurotransmitter release, regulates hormone secretion, regulates heart rhythm, reduces cardiovascular permeability, controls inflammation and edema, and maintains acid-base balance. Rich in copper, copper is an indispensable micronutrient for human health, which has an important effect on the development and function of blood, central nervous and immune systems, hair, skin and bone tissues, as well as internal organs such as the brain, liver and heart. Rich in potassium, has the ability to help maintain nerve health, normal heartbeat regularity, can prevent strokes, and assists in normal muscle contraction. Has a blood pressure-lowering effect.
Effects of snake melon
Relieving fat and lowering blood pressure, improve immunity, treatment of headache and dizziness, brain, bone, can clear heat and phlegm, lubricate the lungs and intestines are rich in calcium, calcium is the basic raw material for bone development, directly affecting the height, regulating enzyme activity, involved in nerve and muscle activity and the release of neurotransmitters, regulating hormone secretion, regulating the cardiac rhythm, lowering cardiovascular permeability, controlling inflammation and edema, maintaining acid-base balance. edema, maintain acid-base balance, etc. Rich in copper, copper is an indispensable micronutrient for human health, which has an important effect on the development and function of blood, central nervous system and immune system, hair, skin and bone tissues, as well as internal organs such as brain, liver and heart. Rich in potassium, has the ability to help maintain nerve health, normal heartbeat regularity, can prevent stroke, and assist in normal muscle contraction, and has the effect of lowering blood pressure. Suitable for cramps and weakness, joint pain, dizziness, anemia and prenatal hypertension syndrome, edema and insufficient milk secretion of pregnant and lactating women. Brain health: contains calcium, calcium is an important substance indispensable to brain metabolism. Improve immunity: copper and other minerals in the form of enzymes related to immune function. Bone strengthening: rich in calcium, can stimulate the growth of bone matrix and bone cells, so that calcium salts are deposited in the bone tissue. Prevent or assist in the treatment of orthopedic diseases.
Snake gourd suitable for people
Suitable for anorexia, paranoia, not easy to sleep, easy to wake up, easy to catch a cold, thinning hair, delayed mental development, toddler, late teething or teething irregular, paroxysms of abdominal pain and diarrhea, X or O-shaped legs, chicken chest of children and teenagers. Favorable absorption of more vitamins and minerals to promote the healthy growth of children.
Suitable for pregnant and lactating women with cramps and weakness, joint pain, dizziness, anemia and prenatal hypertension syndrome, edema and insufficient milk secretion.
Suitable for bone pain, loose teeth, loss of teeth, hunchback, loss of appetite, peptic ulcer dreams, insomnia, irritability, irritability of the elderly.
Suitable for dizziness, fatigue, fatigue, tinnitus, blurred eyes. Pale color of skin mucosa and nails, etc., feeling shortness of breath after physical activity, osteoporosis, palpitation symptoms.