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What are the health functions and functions of cucumber?
Cucumber is a common fruit and vegetable in our life. It is delicious whether eaten raw or cooked, but how much do you know about the nutritional value of cucumber? But it also contains health benefits. Let's have a look!

The nutrients contained in cucumber can improve human immune function, achieve the purpose of anti-tumor, treat chronic hepatitis and persistent hepatitis, and prolong the survival time of patients with primary liver cancer. It also has the effects of beautifying, losing weight, promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, relieving summer-heat, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. It is suitable for sore throat, polydipsia, edema of limbs and hematochezia caused by heat, fire and water burns.

Cucumber is rich in vitamins. Regular consumption can effectively supplement vitamins in the body, relax wrinkles, delay aging and promote metabolism. It has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on patients with alcoholic cirrhosis, and the cellulose contained in it has a certain effect on promoting the removal of corrupt substances in human intestines and lowering cholesterol, which can strengthen the body.

Edible method

Lemon juice cucumber

Wash the cucumber and cut it into small pieces. Take another lemon, cut it in half, and squeeze out the lemon juice with half. Mix all kinds of seasonings evenly and pour them on the cucumber.

Cucumber soup

Cleaning cucumber, cutting into pieces, and decocting with laver and bamboo shoots to make clear soup have the effects of clearing heat, nourishing yin and nourishing spleen and stomach.

Sugar cucumber

Wash the cucumber and cut it into small pieces, then add sugar, vinegar and a little salt, mix well and serve. It is sweet and sour.

Cucumber taboo

1, people who are weak and afraid of cold eat less cucumbers.

2. Cucumber should not be cooked with alkali or high heat.

3, should not be eaten with vegetables with high vitamin C content.

4. Unclean cucumbers should not be eaten raw.