1. Clearing away heat and toxic materials

Bitter gourd has a good effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials. If you can stand the taste of bitter gourd, you can choose cold bitter gourd to eat, which can not only avoid the loss of nutrition of bitter gourd, but also cool the serum heat.

lose weight

Some people who are losing weight can eat more bitter gourd, because bitter gourd has a good weight loss effect. Bitter gourd itself belongs to low-fat food, and eating bitter gourd can effectively lose weight. But bitter gourd is best eaten raw, because bitter gourd contains fatty acids, which can effectively remove fat and blood lipids in the body, thus achieving the effect of losing weight.

Protect the liver

Bitter gourd contains a variety of vitamins, especially vitamin A and vitamin C. Most people will cook bitter gourd before eating, but this will reduce the efficacy of vitamin C. Therefore, it is recommended to eat bitter gourd raw at ordinary times, so as to retain more vitamin C and achieve the purpose of health care. Vitamin A can regulate the function of the liver, nourish and protect the liver, and the health of the liver can also promote better eyes and improve vision.

reduce the blood sugar

Patients with hyperglycemia can eat more bitter gourd in peacetime, which can effectively reduce blood sugar, because bitter gourd also has active substances that can decompose blood sugar in the body, which can convert sugar in the body into energy. It is best for such patients to eat bitter gourd raw, which can greatly improve their ability to lower blood sugar, thus achieving the effect of controlling blood sugar.

Matters needing attention in eating bitter gourd

1. Don't eat too much.

Although bitter gourd has many functions, it is recommended not to eat too much bitter gourd, and eat at most two cucumbers every day, because bitter gourd is a cold food, and eating too much will make your spleen and stomach unbearable.

2. Pregnant women should avoid eating

Bitter gourd not only contains a variety of nutrients, but also contains quinine. Therefore, pregnant women are advised not to eat bitter gourd, because quinine will stimulate the contraction of pregnant women's uterus, thus causing abortion. Although the quinine content in bitter gourd is not much, it is better for pregnant women not to eat bitter gourd for insurance reasons.

3. People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should not eat.

If the patient is a person with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, it is recommended not to eat more or raw bitter gourd, which belongs to cold food. Eating too much will cause diarrhea. It will have a great impact on the patient's spleen and stomach, and in severe cases, symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal distension and abdominal pain will occur.