On the one hand, bitter gourd tablets are cold, and drinking them every day is easy to aggravate the cold in the body, damage the spleen and stomach, and lead to physical discomfort; On the other hand, soaking bitter gourd slices in water has diuretic and fat-reducing effects. If you drink it every day, it will lead to an increase in urine volume and malnutrition. On the other hand, bitter gourd slices taste bitter when soaked in water, and drinking too much will easily affect appetite, leading people not to think about diet. Therefore, it is best to drink bitter gourd slices in water 2-3 times a week.

Can bitter gourd soak in water lower blood sugar? It has the function of assisting in lowering blood sugar.

Bitter gourd contains bitter gourd protein, 5- hydroxytryptamine, alanine, glutamic acid and other special ingredients, such as insulin. These components are beneficial to insulin secretion, help to stabilize human blood sugar, and promote the synthesis of glycogen, fat and protein. It has the function of assisting in lowering blood sugar and is an ideal food for diabetic patients.

3 the correct way to drink bitter gourd water bitter gourd green tea materials

Bitter gourd, green tea.

working methods

1. Wash the dried bitter gourd, drain it and put it in a cup;

2. Add a proper amount of green tea and pour boiling water;

3. Cover the cup and brew for 5~ 10 minute;

4. Stir well and serve.

Cassia seed balsam pear tea raw materials

Stir-fried cassia seed, chrysanthemum, dried bitter gourd and honey.

working methods

1. Wash Semen Cassiae, Flos Chrysanthemi and Fructus Momordicae Charantiae with water and drain;

2. Put all the materials into the pot and pour in a proper amount of water;

3. It takes about 10 minutes for the big fire to boil and turn to small fire;

4. add honey to drink.

Bitter gourd and wolfberry tea raw materials

Bitter gourd 10g(3-4 tablets), medlar 10g and dried hawthorn 5g.

working methods

1, wash dried bitter gourd, dried hawthorn and medlar.

2. Pour a proper amount of water into the kettle. After boiling, pour all the materials into the cup.

3. Pour proper amount of hot water, cover the bottle cap and brew.

4. The taboo of soaking bitter gourd in water 1. People with cold constitution should avoid drinking cold food. Otherwise, people with cold constitution should avoid eating cold food, which is not conducive to their health. In severe cases, diarrhea, abdominal pain and other discomforts may occur, while bitter gourd tablets are cold and people with cold constitution should avoid drinking them.

2. Menstrual women should avoid drinking alcohol and women who are also in menstrual period. During this period, it is not appropriate to eat cold food, otherwise it will aggravate dysmenorrhea and reduce menstrual flow. It is suggested that menstrual women eat more warm foods, such as red dates, longan, angelica sinensis and wolfberry fruit in water.

3, avoid eating cool food dried bitter gourd slices, if eaten with other equally cool ingredients, such as crabs, grapefruit, persimmons, pitaya, mung beans and other foods, it will aggravate the body cold, stimulate the stomach and cause physical discomfort.