Pumpkin (i.e. pumpkin) is a kind of very easy to preserve among yellow-green vegetables. The whole pumpkin (i.e. pumpkin) can be stored in the refrigerator for 2 ~ 3 months, so in the winter when vegetables were scarce, people used to store pumpkin (i.e. pumpkin) as an important vitamin source.
Pumpkin (that is, pumpkin) is easy to deteriorate from the heart after being cut, so it is best to hollow out the inside with a spoon and wrap it with plastic wrap, so it can be stored in the refrigerator for 5 ~ 6 days.
Four health-preserving effects of pumpkin (that is, pumpkin):
First, nursing the stomach: Pumpkin is also a good food for nursing the stomach. Pumpkin is rich in provitamin A, which can participate in the normal metabolism of gastric epithelial tissue, protect gastric mucosa and promote ulcer healing. Pectin can protect the digestive tract from the stimulation of coarse food and prevent gastritis and gastric ulcer; Mannitol in pumpkin has the function of relaxing bowels, which can reduce the harm of toxins in feces to human body and prevent colon cancer.
Second, protect the kidney: Pumpkin has the effects of invigorating the middle energizer, diminishing inflammation and relieving pain, detoxifying and killing insects, lowering blood sugar and quenching thirst. Modern medical research has proved that pectin in pumpkin helps people with weakened liver and kidney function to enhance the regeneration ability of liver and kidney cells.
Third, relieve diabetes: pumpkin is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin E, which can promote insulin secretion; Pectin in pumpkin can delay the emptying of food and the absorption of sugar in intestine, thus controlling the increase of blood sugar. In addition, the mineral cobalt contained in pumpkin is necessary for insulin cells to synthesize insulin. Therefore, diabetics should eat some food made of pumpkin properly.
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