Pumpkin is an economical vegetable suitable for all ages. It mainly has the effects of tonifying middle energizer, clearing away heat and toxic materials, lowering blood fat, lowering blood sugar and protecting gastric mucosa. Pumpkin is rich in carotene and vitamin C, which can strengthen the spleen and prevent gastritis. Can make the skin delicate and fair. Eating more pumpkins every day also has a certain preventive effect on rickets in children and osteoporosis in middle-aged and elderly people.

Nutritional value, efficacy and function of pumpkin

Pumpkin not only has high edible value, but also has a dietotherapy function that can not be ignored. According to "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica", pumpkin is warm, sweet and non-toxic. Into the spleen and stomach, it can moisten the lungs and replenish qi, eliminate phlegm and discharge pus, expel worms and detoxify, treat cough and asthma, treat lung abscess and constipation, and has diuretic and beauty effects. The research experiments of medical experts and scholars at home and abroad show that eating pumpkin seeds can also relieve the symptoms of prostatic hypertrophy (pumpkin seeds can treat prostatic hypertrophy), prevent arteriosclerosis and gastric ulcer, and dissolve stones.

Nutritional value of pumpkin

Pumpkin is nutritious and contains starch, protein, carotene, vitamin B, vitamin C, calcium and phosphorus. Pumpkin is rich in carotene and vitamin C, which can strengthen the spleen, prevent gastritis, prevent night blindness, protect the liver and make the skin tender.

Yellow fruits and vegetables are also rich in two vitamins A and D; Vitamin A can protect gastrointestinal mucosa and prevent gastritis, gastric ulcer and other diseases. Vitamin D can promote the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, thus strengthening bones and muscles, and has a certain preventive effect on common diseases such as rickets in children, myopia in adolescents and osteoporosis in middle-aged and elderly people.

In addition, the beneficial components in pumpkin are polysaccharides, amino acids, active protein carotenoids and various trace elements. It also contains citrulline, arginine, asparagine, trigonelline, adenine, glucose, mannitol, pentosan and pectin.

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