Wax gourd is one of the common dishes on the table. It is rich in various amino acids needed by human body and high in dietary fiber. Eating it can lower cholesterol, lower blood lipid and prevent atherosclerosis, so it is very popular.
1, protect the heart
Wax gourd has the richest water content, up to 96%; The content of potassium is also quite high, and the potassium content per 100g is 130mg, which is a typical vegetable with high potassium and low sodium.
Potassium is a very important nutrient for human body. Potassium supplementation can excrete excess sodium in the body, which is very good for protecting heart function, replenishing water, reducing swelling and diuresis.
2. Reduce cholesterol and blood lipids.
Wax gourd is rich in all kinds of amino acids needed by human body and high in dietary fiber, which can reduce cholesterol and blood lipid.
3. Prevention of arteriosclerosis
Wax gourd can effectively control the transformation of sugar into fat, prevent the accumulation of fat in the body and consume excess fat, which has a good effect on the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis.
4. Prevent obesity and enhance physical fitness.
Wax gourd has been called a good weight loss product since ancient times, because it contains propanol diacid, which plays an important role in preventing people from getting fat and improving their physique.
Efficacy of Luffa: cardiovascular protection, lipid lowering and cancer prevention.
Luffa can be used as both vegetable and medicine. Luffa has high medicinal value and can be used as medicine all over the body, so it is also deeply loved by the people. Of course, you can't miss this autumn!
1, protect the cardiovascular system
Luffa is a typical food with low calorie and high nutrition. Trace elements are rich in potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron and zinc, which are typical foods with high potassium and low sodium, and have certain effects on preventing hypertension and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases!
2. Reduce blood lipid and prevent arteriosclerosis.
Linoleic acid and linoleic acid contained in loofah can promote human fat metabolism, reduce blood cholesterol and triglycerides, regulate blood lipids, and effectively prevent atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease.
3, auxiliary weight loss, anti-cancer and cancer prevention
Luffa contains cucurbitacin that other melons and vegetables do not have, which can regulate human metabolism and can be used as an auxiliary food to lose weight and prevent cancer.
4. Protect skin and eliminate plaque
Luffa contains vitamin B 1 for preventing skin aging and vitamin C for whitening skin, which can protect skin, eliminate plaque and make skin white and tender. Rich in vitamins, protein and 18 amino acids, it is a rare beauty food.
Bitter gourd effect: lowering blood lipid and stabilizing blood pressure, resisting cancer and enhancing immunity.
Bitter gourd has high nutritional value and is rich in vitamins, minerals and trace elements. , but also contains a variety of amino acids and pectin and other nutrients. Bitter gourd is rich in dietary fiber and vitamin C, which is nearly three times that of tomatoes.
Momordica charantia also has high medicinal value, with anti-tumor, blood lipid lowering, improving human immunity and other effects. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bitter gourd has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving summer heat, relieving fatigue, clearing away heart fire and improving eyesight, and has preventive and therapeutic effects on heatstroke, fever, thirst and damp-heat dysentery.
1, lowering cholesterol and balancing blood pressure.
Momordica charantia saponin contained in Momordica charantia can reduce the concentration of triglyceride and low density lipoprotein cholesterol, reduce arteriosclerosis, and then reduce the occurrence of hypertension.
2. Auxiliary anti-cancer
Modern medicine has found that there is an active protein in bitter gourd, which can effectively promote immune cells in the body to kill cancer cells and has a certain anti-cancer effect.
3, improve the body's resistance
Bitter gourd has a high content of vitamin C, which can prevent scurvy and improve the body's resistance.