Speaking of bitter gourd, you may feel numb and bitter on the tip of your tongue. Although some people "stay away from it" because of its bitter taste, many people just let nature take its course. Bitter gourd and any dish will not transfer bitterness to other dishes. Because of this quality of "not passing the bitterness to others", bitter gourd is also called "gentleman's dish". Do you know the effect of eating bitter gourd?

Momordica charantia is a good way to help diabetic patients lower their blood sugar. In the extract of bitter gourd, there is an insulin-like substance that helps to lower blood sugar.

Bitter gourd contains skin care substances, which can enhance the vitality of cortex and make skin tender and elastic if eaten regularly. Bitter gourd juice can also play a role in skin care and cleaning when applied to the body. Children are prone to prickly heat in summer, and applying bitter gourd slices with prickly heat is also helpful for early recovery.

In addition to bitter taste, the efficacy of bitter gourd in removing fire is also talked about by people. Bitter gourd contains alkaloid quinine, which can promote fluid production to quench thirst, relieve summer heat and relieve fever. It has been recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica that bitter gourd can "clear away heat and relieve exterior syndrome, eliminate fatigue, clear heart and improve eyesight". Eating raw bitter gourd can clear away heat and fire, and the effect of relieving fever and annoyance is better. Cooked food can nourish blood, liver, spleen and kidney. According to modern medical research.

Bitter gourd contains momordicin and bitter glycoside, which is slightly bitter in taste, and can promote gastric juice secretion, help digestion, strengthen spleen and stimulate appetite. Bitter gourd is also deeply loved by many dieters, among which momordicoside is known as "fat killer", which can reduce the intake of fat and polysaccharide and has the function of reducing fat and slimming. Quinine extracted from momordica charantia contains physiologically active protein, which contains many vitamins, which is beneficial to promote wound regeneration and healing and improve immunity.

Many people try their best to get rid of the bitter taste in bitter gourd, but in fact, the bitter taste is reduced, the corresponding nutrients will also be lost, and the effect of clearing heat and reducing fire will also be reduced.

Although bitter gourd is good, there are some taboos that need our attention when eating.

1, Bitter gourd is not suitable for excessive consumption, bitter gourd is cold, eating too much is easy to hurt the spleen and stomach, and it is also easy to cause symptoms such as nausea and nausea. Bitter gourd contains oxalic acid. Excessive intake of oxalic acid combines with calcium in the body, which is easy to produce stones.

2, pregnant women should not eat bitter gourd, bitter gourd contains quinine ingredients, which will stimulate uterine contraction and easily lead to abortion.

3, bitter gourd is cold, some menstrual women, people with spleen and stomach deficiency and diarrhea are not suitable for eating bitter gourd.

Although China has a tradition of "suffering hardships" in summer since ancient times, we can't just suffer hardships. In order to avoid bitterness, bitter gourd can be eaten with spicy foods such as pepper, onion, garlic and pepper, which helps to replenish lung qi.

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