Nutritional value of wax gourd
1. diuresis and detumescence
Wax gourd contains more vitamin C, higher potassium salt and lower sodium salt, which can be eaten by patients with hypertension, nephropathy and edema. And can achieve the effect of detumescence without hurting vital qi.
lose weight
Propanolic diacid contained in wax gourd can effectively inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat. In addition, wax gourd itself does not contain fat and has low calories, which is of great significance to prevent people from getting fat and can also help keep fit.
Clearing heat and relieving summer heat
Winter melon is cold and sweet, clearing away heat and promoting fluid production, which is especially suitable for eating in summer.
Edible effect
Wax gourd is sweet, light and cool, and enters the lung, large intestine, small intestine and bladder meridian.
Has the effects of moistening lung, promoting fluid production, eliminating phlegm, quenching thirst, promoting diuresis, relieving swelling, clearing away heat and summer heat, removing toxic substances and expelling pus.
Can be used for treating thirst due to summer heat, cough and asthma due to phlegm heat, edema, beriberi, fullness, thirst quenching, acne, facial pigmentation, proctoptosis, hemorrhoid, etc. It can also relieve fish and alcoholism.
Winter melon skin is good at diuresis;
Winter melon seeds are good at strengthening the spleen and nourishing the face, relieving cough and resolving phlegm.
Applicable people
The general population can eat it.
1. Suitable for nephropathy, edema, ascites due to cirrhosis, cancer, beriberi, hypertension, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, obesity and vitamin C deficiency;
2. Winter melon is cold and cold, and people with spleen and stomach weakness, kidney deficiency and cold, diarrhea due to chronic illness, and cold limbs due to yang deficiency are forbidden to eat.