It is also effective for constipation.
Cucumber is sweet and cool, and has the effects of clearing heat, promoting diuresis and detoxifying. It has a unique effect on diuresis due to chest heat, and also has obvious effects on dehumidification, intestine moistening and analgesia. Propylene diacid can inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates into fat, so it is beneficial to obese people and patients with hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Cucurbitacin C can fight cancer, and cucumber juice has a cosmetic effect.
Cucumber is rich in potassium, iron, phosphorus, carotene and vitamin C. Cucumber also contains cellulose, which has a certain effect on promoting intestinal peristalsis, accelerating excretion and lowering cholesterol.
Fresh cucumber also contains propanedioic acid, which can inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat, and can satisfy hunger without making people obese. So some people call cucumber a diet food. Obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypertension patients, eating more cucumbers is good.
Eating cucumber can induce diuresis, which helps to remove excess water in the body and remove potentially harmful substances such as uric acid in the blood.
Cucumber can also be used as a beauty agent. Some people use cucumber juice to clean and protect their skin, and mash cucumbers to stretch wrinkles.
Nutritional efficacy of cucumber
Efficacy:
Cucumber, formerly known as cucumber, is rich in vitamins, minerals and calcium, and has the functions of clearing heat, promoting diuresis, moistening intestines and relieving pain. Eating cucumber in summer can relieve fire poison and treat sore throat. In addition, cucumber can also be used for beauty, and cucumber or cucumber juice is often applied to the face to clean and moisturize the skin.
Nutrients: (per kloc-0/00g)
Calories: 15 calories protein: 0.8g fat: 0.2g carbohydrate: 2.4g dietary fiber: 0.5g.
Carotene: 0.3 μ g vitamin A (retinol): 15 μ g vitamin B 1 (thiamine): 0.02 mg.
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin): 0.03 mg vitamin B3 (nicotinic acid): 0.2 mg vitamin C: 9 mg.
Vitamin E: 0.49 mg potassium: 102 mg sodium: 4.9 mg calcium: 24 mg magnesium: 15 mg.
Iron: 0.5 mg manganese: 0.06 mg zinc: 0. 18 mg phosphorus: 24 mg selenium: 0.38 mg.
How to eat:
Cucumber juice is very fragrant and can be cooked or eaten raw. It is more refreshing when eaten raw than other melons. You can also shred it and mix it with sesame oil and sesame sauce. It tastes best. Add garlic when eating to avoid cold diarrhea. Sauté ed cucumber with minced garlic is sweet and sour, very fragrant, and can also be quickly salted to make kimchi.
Taboo:
Cucumber is cold and difficult to digest. People with spleen deficiency and stomach cold and indigestion should not eat more. And you can't eat it with peanuts.