Wax gourd kernel is produced in most parts of the country, especially in Sichuan, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Henan, Hebei, Anhui and other places. It is the seed of wax gourd that is often eaten in life. It can be eaten and used as medicine, and has the effects of moistening lung, resolving phlegm, eliminating carbuncle and benefiting water. It is suitable for patients with phlegm-heat cough, lung carbuncle, intestinal carbuncle, gonorrhea, edema, beriberi, hemorrhoid, nasal and facial hangover, etc.

1. Clearing heat and relieving cough

Winter melon seeds are cool medicinal and edible materials, which have the effect of clearing away heat, and are suitable for patients with internal fire. Winter melon seeds are also rich in oil and fat, which can lubricate the upper digestive tract and relieve cough caused by dry throat, and are suitable for patients with cough caused by wind-heat cold.

2. Protect the cardiovascular system

Winter melon seeds contain many oil components, mainly unsaturated fatty acids. These unsaturated fatty acids have a reverse decomposition effect on low-density lipoprotein in blood vessels, which can reduce blood viscosity and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as cerebral thrombosis and atherosclerosis.

Step 3 keep fit

The content of protein in winter melon seeds is very high, and they all belong to high-quality plant proteins. Using them can decompose a large number of amino acids in the gastrointestinal tract, promote the synthesis of autoimmune proteins and enhance personal immunity.

4. beauty beauty

The content of antioxidant substances in winter melon seeds is very high, including unsaturated fatty acids and vitamin C. After use, it can help the body to eliminate free radicals, reduce the damage to cells in the body, and alleviate the aging of skin and organs, beauty beauty.

nutritive value

Winter melon seeds contain oil 14%, of which the content of acyl glycerol is between 72% and 96%, and the main fatty acids are linoleic acid, oleic acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, octadecadienoic acid and octadecatrienoic acid. It also contains lipids, including phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidylinositol, sphingomyelin and cerebroside. Also contains sterol compounds: β sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, 24- hexyl cholesterol -7,25- dienol, 24- hexyl cholesterol, 25-trienol, 24- hexyl cholesterol -7- enol, 24- hexyl cholesterol-7,22-dienol, 24α- hexanol. But also contains triterpenoids; Mucopollen, sago rhododendron, 5,24-cucurbituril. The seeds after fat removal contain protein-cooling components and inorganic elements such as selenium and chromium.