The flesh of wax gourd is called melon practice, and the white beard is like floc, which can be used for washing clothes. The seed of wax gourd is called melon rhinoceros, which grows in the melon sac. After harvesting winter melon in first frost, the melon meat can be cooked and eaten, or it can be made into preserved fruit with honey.
Watermelon peel is also a good diuretic, which has a good effect on edema and urination.
Wax gourd has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting diuresis and resolving phlegm. Can be used for treating natural miliaria in summer. Cut the wax gourd into pieces, mash it and apply it to your body. The effect is very good. Wax gourd juice can also treat fish poisoning. Wax gourd can be used to clean the swelling and pain of hemorrhoids after decoction. According to medical books, anyone suffering from carbuncle can cut off a large piece of wax gourd and stick it on the sore, and replace it while it is hot, which has a good effect of cooling and detoxifying.
As a kind of food, wax gourd has a good therapeutic effect. The meat of wax gourd is rich in vitamin C, high in potassium salt, but low in salt. Therefore, for patients with hypertensive nephropathy and edema who need food supplement, the swelling can be reduced, but it does not hurt the healthy qi. Propanolic diacid in wax gourd can effectively inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat, which has a good effect on weight loss! Wax gourd can clear heat and relieve annoyance, especially suitable for summer consumption.
Next, let's talk about some recommended recipes for winter melon.
Winter melon tea. Wash the wax gourd and cut it into pieces, then sprinkle brown sugar on the cut wax gourd and let it stand for 15 minutes. When most of the brown sugar melts and some of the water in the wax gourd is "killed", put it into the pot, add rock sugar, and turn it over with a shovel while cooking to prevent the soup from sticking to the pot. Turn off the heat until the syrup thickens and the diced wax gourd turns brown and transparent. This kind of tea tastes sweet, can clear away heat and relieve annoyance, and is especially suitable for drinking in hot summer.
Fried garlic seedlings with wax gourd. Wash the garlic sprout, cut it into 2cm long segments, peel off the flesh of the wax gourd, wash and cut it into pieces, pour the cooking oil into the wok, heat it until it is half cooked, stir-fry the garlic sprout segments slightly, then add the wax gourd pieces, add seasoning after stir-frying, thicken it, and then take it out of the pan and put it on the plate. This dish can benefit the lung and eliminate phlegm, and is suitable for patients with cough and asthma caused by phlegm in the lung and unfavorable lung qi.
Finally, whether the melon is proud or not, the melon that can cure diseases and raise people is a good melon!