Chieh-gua is a variety of wax gourd, which is also called small wax gourd, northern melon, hairy melon, leg melon, etc. It is an annual climbing herb of Cucurbitaceae wax gourd. As an ideal vegetable in hot summer, it has the effects of clearing heat, relieving summer heat, detoxifying, diuresis, detumescence and so on, and also has certain auxiliary effects on treating kidney disease, edema disease and diabetes.

Jiegua has the functions of fire, diuresis, clearing away lung heat and improving eyesight. It is a very nutritious vegetable. You can eat it during pregnancy. Remember to eat it in moderation.

Medicinal efficacy of Cucurbita pepo

Sweet in taste and flat in nature.

Meridian of spleen, stomach and large intestine.

It has the effects of clearing away heat, clearing away summer heat, detoxicating, diuresis and detumescence, and is suitable for kidney disease, edema disease and diabetes.

The nutritional value of Cucurbita pepo

1, Cucurbita pepo contains carbohydrates, protein, vitamin A, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, riboflavin, fructose, carotene and minerals such as phosphorus, calcium and iron, which are rich in nutrition.

2. In melon vegetables, the sodium content and fat content are low, so eating them often can play a role in losing weight.

3. Melon festival has the functions of clearing away heat, clearing away summer heat, detoxifying, diuresis and detumescence, and is an ideal vegetable in hot summer.

4. Chikugua has a certain auxiliary effect on the treatment of kidney disease, edema disease and diabetes.

Jiegua soup practice

1, fish-tail zucchini soup

Materials: grass carp tail 350g, American ginseng12g, pork leg 240g, zucchini 500g, ginger and salt.

Practice ① Scale and wash the grass carp tail. ② Peel the zucchini and cut it into thick slices. (3) from the oil pan, fry the fish tail until golden on both sides. ④ Add appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil. ⑤ Move the boiled fishtail soup to the soup pot, add zucchini and appropriate amount of ginger, and simmer for half an hour after boiling. 6. Add salt to the cooked soup to taste, and you can add monosodium glutamate if you like.

2, Jiegua tofu soup

Ingredients: Lycium barbarum L. 1 bar, one zucchini, tofu 1 chunk, salad oil and salt.

Practice 1. Peel the melon, wash it, and dig it into a ball shape with a small dig. ② Tofu is also dug into a round shape. (3) put oil in the pot to boil water, put the zucchini into a small boil and it will be cooked in five minutes. (4) add tofu balls and cook them together for two minutes. ⑤ Add salt, season, and sprinkle with Lycium barbarum.