Ma Pao Gua

Help Edit Encyclopedia Business Card Chinese name: Ma Pao Gua Latin scientific name: Cucumis melo L. var. agrestis Naud. Alias: Ma Bao, Little Wild Melon, Little Horse Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Angiosperms Class: Dicotyledons Class: Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Genus: Cucumber English name: Field Muskmelon Origin: Africa Invasion: Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui

Nutritional analysis of Ma Pao Melon:

1. Anti-tumor:

Cucurbitacin C contained in Ma Pao Melon can improve the body's immune function and can achieve anti-tumor purposes. In addition, this substance can also treat chronic hepatitis;

2. Anti-aging:

Lao Ma Pao Melon is rich in vitamin E, which can prolong life and resist aging; The cucumber enzyme in horse melon has strong biological activity and can effectively promote the body's metabolism. Applying Ma Pao Melon juice to the skin can moisturize the skin and relax wrinkles;

3. Prevent alcohol poisoning:

Alanine, Arginine and glutamine have certain auxiliary therapeutic effects on liver patients, especially patients with alcoholic cirrhosis, and can prevent alcohol poisoning;

4. Lower blood sugar:

Ma Pao The glucoside and fructose contained in melons do not participate in normal sugar metabolism. Therefore, if diabetics use cucumbers instead of starchy foods to satisfy their hunger, their blood sugar will not rise but may even decrease;

5. Weight loss Body:

The malonic acid contained in horse melon can inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates into fat. In addition, the fiber in Ma Pao Gua plays a certain role in promoting the elimination of putrefactive substances in the human intestines and lowering cholesterol, which can strengthen the body.

Mapao melon is suitable for:

The general population can eat it

1. Suitable for patients with fever, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, edema, and cancer , alcoholics should eat more; and it is one of the preferred foods for diabetics;

2. However, those with weak spleen and stomach, abdominal pain, diarrhea, cold lungs and cough should eat less, because horse melon is cool in nature and has a bad stomach effect. Eating it in cold patients can easily cause abdominal pain and diarrhea.

Therapeutic effects of Ma Pao Gua:

Ma Pao Melon is sweet, cool, bitter, non-toxic, and enters the spleen, stomach, and large intestine meridians;

It has It has the functions of removing heat, diuresis, detoxification, clearing away heat and diuresis;

It is mainly used to treat polydipsia, sore throat, burning eyes and burns.