Nutritional value 1, detoxification: it contains vitamins and pectin, has good adsorption, can combine and eliminate bacterial toxins and other harmful substances in the body, such as lead, mercury and radioactive elements in heavy metals, and can play a role in detoxification; 2, protect the gastric mucosa, help digestion: the pectin contained in pumpkin can also protect the gastric mucosa, avoid the stimulation of rough food, promote ulcer healing, and is suitable for patients with gastric diseases. The ingredients contained in pumpkin can promote bile secretion, strengthen gastrointestinal peristalsis and help food digestion; 3. Prevent diabetes and lower blood sugar: Pumpkin is rich in cobalt, which can activate human metabolism, promote hematopoietic function and participate in the synthesis of vitamin B 12 in human body. It is an essential trace element for human islet cells and has special effects on preventing diabetes and lowering blood sugar. 4. Elimination of carcinogens: Pumpkin can eliminate the mutation of nitrosamine, which is a carcinogen, and it can prevent cancer, help the recovery of liver and kidney functions, and enhance the regeneration ability of liver and kidney cells; 5. Promote growth and development: Pumpkin is rich in zinc and participates in the synthesis of nucleic acid and protein in human body. It is an inherent component of adrenocortical hormone and an important substance for human growth and development. Applicable people: the general population can eat 1, especially for obese people, diabetic patients and middle-aged and elderly people; 2, pumpkin is warm, those with excessive stomach heat, those with qi stagnation and blood stasis, and those with damp heat and qi stagnation eat less; People suffering from beriberi, jaundice, qi stagnation and dampness are not suitable for eating. Usage and dosage: 1. Pumpkins can be steamed, boiled or boiled. External tamping agent. 2, pumpkin cooked food tonic, water; Used for expelling octopus and detoxifying. 3. Diabetic patients can make pumpkin into pumpkin powder for long-term consumption. 4, appropriate amount of wax gourd, washed and sliced, marinated for 6 hours, served with vinegar cold, can reduce facial pigmentation and prevent acne. Edible efficacy: pumpkin is sweet, warm and enters the spleen and stomach; Has the effects of invigorating middle warmer, invigorating qi, diminishing inflammation, relieving pain, detoxicating, killing insects, lowering blood sugar and quenching thirst; Indications: qi deficiency due to chronic illness, spleen and stomach weakness, shortness of breath, burnout, loose stool's disease, diabetes, ascaris, etc. Tips 1。 Pumpkin is a very easy-to-preserve yellow-green vegetable. The whole pumpkin can be stored in the refrigerator for 2 ~ 3 months, so people used to store pumpkin as an important vitamin source in the winter when vegetables were scarce. 2. Pumpkin is easy to deteriorate from the heart after being cut, so it is best to hollow it out with a spoon and wrap it with plastic wrap, so it can be stored in the refrigerator for 5 ~ 6 days. 3. The skin of pumpkin is rich in carotene and vitamins, so it is best to eat it together. If the skin is hard, even the knife is cut off the hard part before eating. When cooking, the heart of pumpkin contains five times as much carotene as the pulp, so try to make full use of it. Sweet in nature; Peace returns to meridians and lungs; Spleen; The function of stomach meridian is mainly to detoxify and reduce swelling. Main lung carbuncle; Asthma syndrome; Carbuncle swelling; Scalding; Administration and dosage of poisonous bee sting Oral: Boil or mash the juice. External use: appropriate amount, tamping.