nutritional ingredient
The edible part is 8 1%, and each 100g contains 79kJ of energy, 93.48g of water, 0.0/g of protein 1g of fat, 0.4 mg of dietary fiber10, and 3.5g of carbohydrate. 6 g ash and 100 microgram carotene. Vitamin C 56mg mg, vitamin E 0.85mg; Potassium 256 mg, sodium 2.5 mg, calcium 14 mg, magnesium 18 mg, iron 0.7 mg, manganese 0. 16 mg, zinc 0.36 mg, copper 0.06 mg, phosphorus 35 mg, selenium 0.36 μ g, and it also contains momordicin with hypoglycemic effect.
Nutritional analysis
Promote diet, diminish inflammation and reduce fever: Momordicoside and picroside can stimulate appetite, strengthen spleen and increase appetite; Quinine, an alkaloid substance contained in it, has the effects of promoting diuresis and blood circulation, diminishing inflammation and reducing fever, clearing away heart fire and improving eyesight.
Anti-cancer and anti-cancer: the protein component of bitter gourd and a large amount of vitamin C can improve the immune function of the body and make immune cells kill cancer cells; Bitter gourd juice contains some protein components, which can enhance the ability of macrophages and is effective for lymphosarcoma and leukemia in clinic. Trypsin inhibitor extracted from bitter gourd seeds can inhibit the protease secreted by cancer cells and prevent the growth of malignant tumors.
Bitter substances contained in bitter gourd can inhibit the secretion of protein by malignant tumor and prevent the growth and spread of cancer cells. Foreign experiments have found that bitter gourd can inhibit the cell growth of human tongue, throat, floor of mouth and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
The anti-cancer mechanism of protein and Momordica Charantia is that it can activate the defense function of immune system in vivo, enhance the activity of immune cells, inhibit cell proliferation or kill them. Japanese scientists believe that bitter gourd protein can improve the immune function of the body and promote immune cells to eliminate cancer cells.
Bitter gourd contains protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, various minerals and vitamins. The contents of vitamin C and vitamin B 1 in bitter gourd are higher than those in common vegetables. Studies at home and abroad have found that bitter gourd has potential edible value in the prevention and treatment of AIDS, cancer and diabetes. Japanese doctors have also proved that bitter gourd protein in bitter gourd is also very effective in treating cancer. American scientists have found that bitter gourd contains one or more kinds of protein which has the rationality of anti-cancer life.
Lowering blood sugar: Fresh bitter gourd juice contains momordicin and substances similar to insulin, which has a good hypoglycemic effect and is an ideal food for diabetic patients.
Bitter gourd has high nutritional value. Every 100g of tender melon contains crude protein 0.7-3.0g, fat 0.2g, sugar1.8-3.0g, crude fiber1.7-2.5g, calcium18-20mg and phosphorus 20-80.
Bitter gourd is a treasure all over the body, and its roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds are recorded for medicinal purposes all over the world. China's (Compendium of Materia Medica) said: Bitter gourd is "bitter cold, non-toxic, dispelling pathogenic heat, relieving fatigue, clearing heart and improving eyesight, benefiting qi and strengthening yang"; Scholars at home and abroad have also reported that bitter gourd has the functions of lowering blood sugar, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-virus, improving immunity, abortion and anti-fertility, especially paying more attention to the role of bitter gourd in preventing tumors.
Therapeutic value
Bitter gourd is bitter, nontoxic and cold, and enters the heart, liver, spleen and lung meridians.
It has the effects of clearing away heat and summer-heat, improving eyesight and detoxicating, lowering blood pressure and sugar, inducing diuresis and cooling blood, relieving fatigue and clearing heart-fire, benefiting qi and strengthening yang. Has the effects of quenching thirst, clearing away heat and toxic materials, clearing away heart fire, improving eyesight, invigorating qi, resisting fatigue, tonifying kidney and promoting diuresis. Bitter gourd contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, and contains special ingredients to clear fat and lose weight, which can accelerate detoxification. According to research, it also has good hypoglycemic, antiviral and anticancer effects.
Indications: heatstroke, summer heat, polydipsia, summer furuncle, excessive miliaria, dysentery, sores and swelling, conjunctivitis, redness and swelling, carbuncle and erysipelas, burn and scald, oliguria, etc. In addition, the content of vitamin C in bitter gourd is very high, which has the functions of preventing scurvy, protecting cell membrane, preventing atherosclerosis, improving stress ability and protecting heart.
Health care and beauty
In hot summer, women often apply iced bitter gourd slices, which can immediately relieve the dryness of skin. Bitter gourd can also moisturize fair skin, calm and moisturize skin. The nutritional value of bitter gourd is extremely rich, and its effects of clearing away heat and summer heat, diuresis and cooling blood, relieving fatigue and clearing heart, benefiting qi and strengthening yang are very beneficial to our summer friends.
Bitter gourd is cold in nature and bitter in taste. It enters the heart, lungs and stomach, and has the functions of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, quenching thirst, lowering blood pressure, reducing blood fat, caring skin and promoting metabolism. Bitter gourd is rich in vitamin B 1, vitamin C and minerals, which can maintain vitality after long-term consumption and is of great benefit to the treatment of acne.
lose weight
Bitter gourd diet needs to be adhered to, eat at least two or three tablets a day, and supplement the necessary nutrition. Eating bitter gourd alone can't provide the necessary nutrition for the body, and losing weight should be based on the principle of good health.
Medicinal value
chemical composition
bitter gourd
The fruit contains momordicin, which is β-sitosterol -β-D- glucoside and 5,25-stigmadiene -3- glucoside (5,25-stigmadiene -3β- alcohol -β-D- glucoside). It also contains serotonin and various amino acids, such as glutamic acid, alanine, β-alanine, phenylalanine, proline, α -aminobutyric acid, citrulline, galacturonic acid and pectin [6]. It also contains lipids, the fatty acid of which is palmitic acid; Stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid and eleostearic acid [7].
pharmacological action
Lower blood sugar. Normal rabbits and alloxan-induced diabetic rabbits can significantly reduce blood sugar after drinking bitter gourd juice. In rats with hyperglycemia caused by subcutaneous injection of anterior pituitary extract, bitter gourd pulp water extract can also reduce blood sugar. Oral administration of momordica charantia saponin in rabbits can reduce blood sugar, and its action mode is similar to that of tolbutamide, but its hypoglycemic effect on pancreatectomy cats has not completely disappeared, so its hypoglycemic effect includes pancreatic effect and non-pancreatic effect. It is also considered that the hypoglycemic effect of bitter gourd pulp juice and dried fruit extract on normal and diabetic rabbits is not valid. Oral alcohol extract of Momordica charantia does not lower blood sugar in diabetic patients.
1. can inhibit fat absorption.
Reduce fire and reduce swelling
Bitter gourd can dispel pathogenic heat, relieve fatigue, clear the heart and improve eyesight, and eat it in summer to relieve summer heat. It can also quickly eliminate toxins and prevent toxins from accumulating in the body.
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reduce the blood sugar
Bitter gourd contains ingredients that promote insulin secretion, which helps to control blood sugar and prevent diabetes.
5. Anti-cancer effect
Bitter gourd can prevent the absorption of fat, has the effect of losing weight and is also a strong anti-cancer expert. Among them, bitter gourd seeds can also prevent the growth of malignant tumors.
6. Relaxation and diarrhea