The fruit of wax gourd is cylindrical or nearly spherical, with large fruit and bristles on the surface. Wax gourd is mainly distributed in tropical or subtropical areas of Asia, and it is also planted in many places in China. Winter melon can often be seen on the dining table, so what is its function? Let's have a look.

Nourishing kidney

Wax gourd is very beneficial to the kidney, especially its juice and extract can increase urine volume and prevent renal diseases caused by mercury chloride. It can also reduce the creatinine content in serum. Wax gourd also contains a cucurbitacin, which can protect the kidney and reduce kidney damage.

bring down the blood pressure

Wax gourd contains a lot of vitamin C and potassium, among which sodium salt is less, which is very suitable for patients with kidney disease, edema and hypertension.

get a facial

In ancient times, there was a way to make facial fat with wax gourd. It is recorded in ancient books that washing face and bathing body with wax gourd can whiten skin, make skin smooth, and have the effect of removing spots and rejuvenating skin. In ancient times, it was a commonly used cosmetic drug.

lose weight

Wax gourd contains a magical substance, which can effectively reduce the transformation of sugar into fat in the body, thus avoiding excessive accumulation of fat, and can also make excess fat be well consumed, which is very good for friends who lose weight and can lose weight well. At the same time, there is fenugreek in the gourd ladle, which is beneficial to the metabolism in the body and reduces the fat in the body.

be anticancer

There is also a kind of crude fiber in wax gourd, which can make the intestine crawl better and let the carcinogens accumulated in it spread out to achieve the effect of preventing cancer.

A melon has so many benefits. Who doesn't love it?