1, Momordica charantia L. is known as the "fat killer", which can reduce the pinched fat and polysaccharide.

2. The effective components in Momordica charantia L. can inhibit the canceration of normal cells and promote the recovery of mutant cells, which has certain anti-cancer effect.

3. Momordica charantia has a high content of vitamin C, which can prevent scurvy, protect cell membrane, prevent atherosclerosis, improve the body's stress ability and protect the heart.

4. Bitter gourd has the effects of clearing away heat and summer heat, nourishing blood and benefiting qi, tonifying kidney and spleen, nourishing liver and improving eyesight, and has certain effects on treating dysentery, sores, heatstroke and fever, excessive prickly heat, conjunctivitis and other diseases.

Second, people who should not eat bitter gourd

1, people with low blood pressure and hypoglycemia

Bitter gourd has the effects of lowering blood sugar and clearing fire, and is suitable for people with greasy diet and high blood sugar. However, if you blindly pursue the benefits of bitter gourd to the body and take too much, it may hurt your heart and have a negative impact on your heart health. Bitter gourd can lower blood pressure and blood sugar. If people with low blood pressure or blood sugar can't eat bitter gourd, so can normal people who eat bitter gourd too much. Not only can bitter gourd not be eaten in large quantities!

2. People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold

People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should not eat more and raw bitter gourd. Liao Hui reminded that bitter gourd is a cold product. People who usually have loose stools, long urine, poor appetite and fear of cold, pale complexion, pale tongue and heavy pulse are mostly weak in yang or weak in spleen and stomach. Such people should not eat bitter gourd often, otherwise they are prone to stomach discomfort, abdominal distension and abdominal pain, and even vomiting and diarrhea.

3. People who need calcium supplementation

Oxalic acid in bitter gourd will hinder the absorption of calcium in food. Therefore, before eating, you should first blanch bitter gourd in boiling water to remove oxalic acid. People who need to supplement a lot of calcium should not eat too much bitter gourd.

4. Children

Preschool children should not overeat bitter gourd. Children are the body of pure yang, and the stomach is often surplus and the spleen is often insufficient; In addition, children's self-control ability is poor, so overeating bitter gourd is easy to hurt the spleen and stomach.

5. Pregnant women

Pregnant women should eat bitter gourd carefully. Bitter gourd contains quinine, which can stimulate uterine contraction and cause abortion. Therefore, some people argue that pregnant women should not eat bitter gourd. Although the content of quinine in bitter gourd is very small, it is not harmful for pregnant women to eat in moderation, but for the sake of prudence, pregnant women still eat less bitter gourd.