Everyone must have eaten bitter melon! Dried bitter melon made from this cucumber-like vegetable has the same effects as bitter melon. Dried bitter melon tastes as bitter as bitter melon, but its nutrition is very comprehensive, so everyone can try soaking bitter melon in water and drinking it. Let’s take a look at the efficacy and functions of dried bitter melon. 1. The blood-lipid-lowering effect of dried bitter melon
The nutritional value of dried bitter melon is different from that of other fruits. There is fat in dried bitter melon, mostly in the core. Most of the fat in dried bitter melon is unsaturated fatty acid, so the effect of dried bitter melon is also to lower blood lipids. Dried bitter melon also contains a lot of magnesium, which can regulate the cholesterol content of the liver and also help reduce blood lipids.
2. Dried bitter melon has the effect of moisturizing the intestines and preventing cancer
The nutritional value of dried bitter melon is also to moisturize the intestines and relieve constipation. Dried bitter melon is rich in dietary fiber and helps intestinal peristalsis. , shorten the digestion time of food in the intestines and stomach, and achieve the effect of moistening the intestines. Dried bitter melon also contains oil, which can moisturize the intestines and relieve constipation.
The vitamin C in dried bitter melon can prevent the growth of cancer cells, and combined with its intestinal moisturizing effect, it can effectively prevent and resist the incidence of colon cancer. 3. Other medical effects of dried bitter melon
Dried bitter melon has the effects of clearing away heat and heat, improving eyesight and detoxification, lowering blood pressure and blood sugar, diuresis and cooling blood, relieving fatigue and clearing the heart, replenishing qi and aphrodisiac. It has the functions of cooling and quenching thirst, clearing heat and detoxifying, clearing the mind and improving eyesight, replenishing qi and relieving fatigue, tonifying the kidneys and diuresis. Bitter melon contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, as well as ingredients that are effective in clearing fat and losing weight, and can accelerate detoxification. According to research, it also has good blood sugar-lowering, anti-viral and anti-cancer effects.
Dried bitter melon is mainly used to treat heatstroke, summer-heat polydipsia, summer boils, excessive prickly heat, dysentery, sores, conjunctivitis, red and swollen eyes, carbuncle erysipelas, burns and scalds, oliguria and other diseases. In addition, bitter melon has a high vitamin C content, which can prevent scurvy, protect cell membranes, prevent atherosclerosis, improve the body's stress ability, and protect the heart.