Cucumber seeds can be eaten raw or cooked, cooked then better digestion, better absorption of ingredients.
Main value: the Chinese herbal medicine cucumber seeds for the cucurbitaceae plant cucumber dry seeds, usually in the summer and fall season to harvest the mature fruit, take out the seeds and wash, dry in the sun can be. It is cool in nature, sweet in taste, non-toxic, and has the effects of calcium tonic, expelling wind, eliminating phlegm, renewing tendons and bones, etc. It can be used in the treatment of rheumatism and paralysis, phlegm asthma in old age, and fracture and tendon injuries.
Expanded Information:
According to encyclopedias and Chinese medical treasures, cucumber seed powder has a long history of treating diseases in folklore. Popular Medicine reported that in many vegetables, cucumber can be one of the most favored, not only eat a variety of ways, but also nutritious, medicine and food.
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