2, beauty and hair care: pumpkin contains trigonelline, which can help metabolism and inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat. Oleic acid has the activity of inhibiting melanin deposition in vivo. Unsaturated fatty acids can make the face rosy and shiny, the skin tender and smooth, and the hair black and shiny.
3, weight loss and laxative: wax gourd contains propanol diacid, which has a good effect on preventing the body from getting fat and improving physical fitness. B vitamins can accelerate the conversion of sugar and starch into heat energy, thus reducing body fat and helping to lose weight.
4, clearing lung and detoxifying: wax gourd meat diuresis, clearing heat, resolving phlegm and detoxifying, wax gourd skin diuresis detumescence, clearing heat and relieving summer heat, wax gourd seeds have the effect of clearing lung and resolving phlegm, diuresis and discharging pus.
5. Assisting in lowering blood pressure: The content of vitamin C in wax gourd is relatively high. 100g wax gourd contains vitamin C 18mg, potassium 78mg and sodium 1.8mg, so the high content of potassium can help people excrete excess sodium, so eating wax gourd can reduce the blood pressure of patients with high sodium and hypertension. Wax gourd contains malonic acid, which can help high blood pressure.