Efficacy and function of bitter gourd

The efficacy and function of bitter gourd As a common green vegetable, bitter gourd occupies a very important position on the dining table of many families and is good for human body. Many friends have developed the habit of eating bitter gourd raw. Here, I would like to share with you the efficacy and function of bitter gourd.

Efficacy and Function of Bitter Melon 1 1, Bitter Melon has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, nourishing blood and benefiting qi, invigorating kidney and spleen, nourishing liver and improving eyesight, and has certain therapeutic effects on dysentery, sores, heatstroke, fever, excessive miliaria, conjunctivitis and other diseases.

2. Bitter gourd contains high content of vitamin C, so it can protect cell membrane and prevent scurvy. It can prevent atherosclerosis and improve the stress ability of physical skills. It can also protect the heart and so on.

3. The effective components in bitter gourd can inhibit the canceration of normal cells, promote the recovery of mutant cells, and have a certain anti-cancer effect.

4, bitter gourd can clear heat, detoxify and name. It can replenish qi and essence. Bitter gourd juice can quench thirst, relieve summer heat and cure diseases. Moreover, bitter gourd contains momordicin, which is called "fat killer". Because it can control the intake of fat and polysaccharide.

5. Momordica charantia contains saponin, which has medicinal and health-care functions such as lowering blood sugar, lowering blood fat, resisting tumor, preventing osteoporosis, regulating endocrine, resisting oxidation, resisting bacteria and improving human immunity.

6, bitter gourd can moisturize dry skin, as well as whitening and moisturizing.

Matters needing attention in eating bitter gourd

In order to dilute the bitter taste of bitter gourd and make it more delicious, many people like to cook bitter gourd with other ingredients. However, it should be noted that bitter gourd cannot be mixed with certain foods, otherwise it will do harm to human health and lose a lot of nutrients. Ingredients similar to bitter gourd:

1, houttuynia cordata. Bitter gourd and houttuynia cordata are both cold products, and eating them together is easy to hurt the spleen and stomach.

2, ribs. If bitter gourd is eaten with ribs, it will definitely affect the body's absorption of calcium in ribs, and people can't eat ribs to supplement calcium at all.

On the other hand, if bitter gourd and edible materials are properly matched, the nutritional efficacy of bitter gourd can be fully exerted and the dishes made will taste good.

Efficacy and function of bitter gourd 2 1, clearing heat and benefiting qi

Momordica charantia has the effects of clearing heat, nourishing blood, invigorating qi, invigorating kidney and spleen, nourishing liver and improving eyesight, and has a certain curative effect on dysentery, sores, heatstroke, fever, excessive miliaria, conjunctivitis and other diseases.

2. Protect your body

Bitter gourd has the functions of preventing scurvy, protecting cell membrane, preventing atherosclerosis, improving stress ability and protecting heart.

Step 3 fight cancer

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

4. Reduce blood sugar and blood lipid

Has the medicinal and health-care functions of lowering blood sugar and blood fat, resisting tumor, preventing osteoporosis, regulating endocrine, resisting oxidation, resisting bacteria and improving human immunity.

5. Skin care

Bitter gourd can moisturize white skin, calm and moisturize skin.

Edible method of bitter gourd

1, egg yolk bitter gourd brewing

Ingredients: bitter gourd, salted egg yolk, honey.

Practice: steam salted egg yolk in a pot and crush it with a small spoon. Wash bitter gourd, cut it into four sections, and take out the pulp inside. Then boil a pot of water, add a little salt and oil, add bitter gourd, cook for 2-3 minutes, take it out and let it cool. Finally, put the salted egg yolk into bitter gourd, then cut it into thin slices, and drop a drop of honey on each slice.

2, bitter gourd tomato corn soup

Ingredients: bitter gourd, tomato, corn, salt, monosodium glutamate.

Practice: Wash bitter gourd with clear water, cut to remove pulp, and then cut into small pieces or pieces. Then cut the tomatoes into large pieces and the corn into small pieces. Then put the chopped bitter gourd, tomato and corn into the pot and cook them together. After the three ingredients are completely boiled, add salt and monosodium glutamate to taste.

Eating taboos of bitter gourd

1, bitter gourd is cold, and people with deficiency of spleen and stomach should not eat more.

2, bitter gourd contains quinine, which will stimulate uterine contraction and cause abortion. Pregnant women should eat carefully.

3, spleen deficiency, wet yang stagnation, diarrhea, constipation, fullness, greasy tongue coating is not suitable for consumption.

4. Long-term consumption will lead to calcium deficiency.

Bitter gourd contains more oxalic acid, which can combine with calcium in food to form calcium oxalate, which is difficult to absorb, thus affecting the body's absorption of calcium. So eating bitter gourd for a long time will lead to calcium deficiency.

5. Patients with hypoglycemia should not eat a lot for a long time.

Bitter gourd contains a substance called "polypeptide -P", which is similar to insulin and has the effect of lowering blood sugar, so people with hypoglycemia should not eat bitter gourd in large quantities.

6, spleen and stomach deficiency should not be eaten in large quantities.

Bitter gourd is warm when cooked, cold when born, and people with deficiency of spleen and stomach can't eat bitter gourd raw in large quantities. In addition, children's gastrointestinal function is generally weak, and long-term consumption will affect children's appetite.

7. Pregnant women can't eat bitter gourd.

Bitter gourd contains quinine, which can stimulate uterine contraction and easily cause abortion. Although the content of quinine in bitter gourd is low, it is best for pregnant women to eat less or not to eat bitter gourd for the sake of fetal safety.

Efficacy and function of bitter gourd 3 People who like to eat bitter gourd raw have four effects waiting for you and three taboos need your attention.

First, it is beneficial to lose weight.

Eating bitter gourd raw is beneficial to lose weight first, which is one of the reasons why many female friends like to eat bitter gourd raw. According to research, bitter gourd contains lipids, which can clean up the body's blood lipids and fats, and finally achieve the effect of slimming.

Second, it can lower blood sugar.

Scientific research shows that bitter gourd contains active substances that promote blood sugar decomposition, which is comparable to insulin and can convert sugar into energy in the body. Therefore, many diabetics prefer to eat bitter gourd raw, but it should be noted that only eating bitter gourd raw has such an effect, and substances that promote glycogen decomposition will be destroyed if cooked or fried.

Third, heat dissipation.

Eating bitter gourd raw can also dispel the damp heat in the body and make people feel refreshed, so in hot summer, you can eat more cool bitter gourd, which is good for your health.

Fourth, protect the liver.

Bitter gourd contains vitamins A and C. Eating raw bitter gourd not only helps to protect the liver, but also protects the eyesight and makes the eyes look brighter, while frying bitter gourd does not have these effects.

Although eating raw bitter gourd has many advantages, there are still some taboos that need everyone's attention.

First, don't eat too much at once.

Bitter gourd is a cold food, and eating too much at a time is very harmful to the spleen and stomach, so friends who love to eat bitter gourd raw must control the amount, eat at most two tablets a day, and don't eat too much.

Second, you should not eat bitter gourd when you have diarrhea.

Bitter gourd should not be eaten when you are unwell, have vomiting, diarrhea and other problems, because bitter gourd is cold, and eating bitter gourd at this time is easy to aggravate your condition and lead to more serious diarrhea.

Third, menstrual women can't eat bitter gourd.

Women should not eat bitter gourd during their physiological period. If you eat bitter gourd during this period, it will easily affect your health and cause physical discomfort.

The effects and taboos of bitter gourd have been introduced in detail for everyone. Although eating bitter gourd raw has many advantages, it must be eaten at the right time. If you are unwell, you should eat as little as possible or even not.

Especially female friends, think bitter gourd has the effect of losing weight, so they eat a lot of bitter gourd every day. In fact, this concept is wrong. Eating a lot of bitter gourd is not only bad for losing weight, but also easy to cause other problems.