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Luffa originated in tropical Asia and was cultivated in India 2000 years ago. It was introduced to China in the 6th century. Luffa is a kind of melon that tastes tender. Melon meat is delicate and soft, fragrant and smooth, and can be fried with meat or made into soup. It's delicious. Every100g of tender melon contains 0.8 ~/kloc-0.6g of protein, 2.9 ~ 4.5g of carbohydrate, A0.32g of vitamin A, 8mg of vitamin C8, and also contains starch, carotene, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, saponin, xylan and other substances. It provides calories second only to pumpkin, ranking second among melons, and it is a kind of high nutritional value.
Luffa also has certain medicinal value. Its roots, stems, leaves and seeds can be used as medicine, and it has many functions, such as clearing away heat and toxic materials, stopping bleeding, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, dredging meridians, expelling wind and removing dampness, relieving pain, diuresis, moistening dryness and expelling worms. Moreover, its juice also has the beauty functions of hydrating, moisturizing and whitening, removing wrinkles and diminishing inflammation, refreshing, astringing, calming and balancing facial skin.
Foods with high potassium content:
1. Fruits with high potassium content: oranges, persimmons, apricots, kiwis, Rosa roxburghii, Hippophae rhamnoides, blackcurrants, etc.
2. Foods with high potassium content: floss, lettuce, Monopterus albus, sweet potato, potato, bamboo shoot, spinach, fungus, eel, corn, leek, bean sprouts, lettuce, carp, silver carp, lean pork, mutton, beef, pork tenderloin, red dates, bananas, etc. The potassium content in food per100g is 270 ~.
3. Foods with high potassium content: all kinds of beans, bean curd skin, lotus seeds, peanuts, mushrooms, laver, kelp, pickled mustard tuber, etc. The potassium content per100g of food is above 1000mg. Followed by sweet potatoes, potatoes, bamboo shoots, spinach, black dates, fungus, ham, pork floss, eel and so on. The content of potassium per100g of food is more than 500mg.