Pumpkin, also known as cantaloupe, fruit melon, sweet melon, muskmelon, and cucumber, is an annual trailing herbaceous plant of the Cucurbitaceae family. Its fruit is cold in nature, sweet in taste, non-toxic and edible. There are different opinions on where the melon originated. One says it is Guinea in Africa, the other says it is China, and maybe both are correct.
Because the varieties and origins of pumpkins vary greatly, their nutritional content is very different. Usually, every 100 grams of pulp contains more than 90 grams of water, 88 to 150.7 kilojoules of energy, and 6.8 sugars. ~9.8 grams, about 35 mg of vitamin C, as well as protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, provitamin A (carotene), vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, citric acid and globulin.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that pumpkin has the effects of quenching thirst, promoting fluid production, removing irritability and heat, relieving heat, treating hunger, facilitating bowel movements, and replenishing qi. It is suitable for patients with kidney disease, stomach disease and anemia. However, patients suffering from beriberi, jaundice, abdominal distension, slippery stools, and postpartum or post-illness patients should not eat it. Usually people who eat too much are prone to diarrhea. Do not eat after childbirth.
Pumpkin and bonito should not be eaten together. Bonito is black fish, which is called snakehead fish in "Compendium of Materia Medica" and is commonly known as matchhead fish. This fish has a sweet and cold nature and has the effect of lowering Qi and diluting water; while the pumpkin has a sweet and cold nature. Both are cold in nature and should not be eaten together, otherwise they will damage the intestines and stomach and damage the healthy energy. In addition, both pumpkin and bonito contain complex bioactive substances and enzymes. If they are eaten together, they may produce biochemical reactions that are detrimental to human health.
Pumpkin and eel should not be eaten together. The eel is warm and nourishes qi, while the pumpkin is sweet and cold and lowers qi. The two have very different effects. If eaten together, the effects will cancel each other out, which is not beneficial to health. In addition, the biochemical components of the two are complex, which may produce biochemical reactions that are not beneficial to the human body and may also affect human health.
Pumpkin and shrimp should not be eaten together. Shrimp is warm in nature, sweet and salty, and has the effects of nourishing the kidneys and strengthening yang, strengthening the stomach and replenishing qi, eliminating phlegm and anti-cancer. Pumpkin is cold in nature, sweet in taste, and has the effect of lowering Qi. It has the effect of relieving asthma, clearing away heat and promoting phlegm. The properties, tastes and functions of the two complement each other and should not be eaten together. In addition, if the two are mixed, due to their complex biochemical components, some biochemical reactions will occur, which will affect your health.
Pumpkin and crab should not be eaten together. Crab meat tastes salty and cold, and is slightly poisonous, while pumpkin meat has a sweet and cold taste. Both are cold things. If eaten together, it will damage the human gastrointestinal function. It can even cause symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal pain, which is harmful to human health.