Guagua seeds are big and fleshy, rich in unsaturated fatty acids and protein, as well as trace elements and amino acids. Regular eating of Guagua seeds can strengthen the body and supplement nutrition, and has the effect of beautifying and slimming face. Not only that, Guagua seeds are delicious and healthy, but also have the effects of invigorating the stomach and spleen, moistening the lungs and moistening the intestines, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, dispersing stagnation and relaxing bowels. Even if eaten in summer, it is not easy to get angry, and it can also play a certain role in treating phlegm-heat cough.
With the continuous improvement of modern medicine, the application of Trichosanthes kirilowii in medicine is not limited to Chinese herbal medicine. The fruit of Trichosanthes kirilowii contains volatile oils such as saponins, organic acids, resins, sugars, pigments, serine, saturated fatty alcohol mixtures and saturated fatty acid mixtures. Trichosanthes kirilowii contains oils, sterols, triterpenoids and their glycosides.
Roots contain trichosanthin, various amino acids, peptides and polysaccharides. Trichosanthes kirilowii has the effects of dilating coronary artery, resisting myocardial ischemia, improving microcirculation, inhibiting platelet aggregation, resisting hypoxia and arrhythmia. It has anti-ulcer and diarrhea effects on digestive system.
Source of reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Guaguazi