Pumpkin is a plant of the Cucurbitaceae genus. Due to different origins, they are called different. Also known as wheat melon, pumpkin, melon melon, gold melon, Taiwan is called gourd, native to North America. Pumpkins are planted in various parts of China, and Hokkaido is the largest in Japan. Tender and fruity, tender fruit is one of the vegetables in summer and autumn. Old melon can be used as feed or grains, so there are many places also known as rice melon. In the West pumpkin is often used to make pumpkin pie, that is, pumpkin pie. Pumpkin seeds can make snacks.
nutrient content
Pumpkin contains starch, protein, carotene, vitamin B, vitamin C and calcium, phosphorus and other ingredients. It is rich in nutrients and is a common source of vegetables for rural people and is increasingly valued by urban residents.
Pumpkin not only has a higher food value. And there is no negligible therapeutic effect. According to “Southern Yunnan Materia Medicaâ€, the pumpkin is warm, sweet and non-toxic, and enters the spleen and stomach two classics. It can moisten the lung, replenish qi, eliminate phlegm, dewormize and detoxify, treat cough and relieve asthma, and treat lung constipation. Diuresis, beauty and other effects. In recent years, domestic and foreign medical experts and scholars have demonstrated that eating pumpkin also has therapeutic effects on the treatment of prostatic hypertrophy (pseudo-cucula can cure prostate hypertrophy), prevention of prostate cancer, prevention of arteriosclerosis, ulceration of gastric mucosa, and calculus.
Each 100 grams contains 0.6 grams of protein and 1 gram of fat. Carbohydrate 5.7 g, crude fiber 1.1 g, ash 6 g, calcium 10 mg, phosphorus 32 mg, iron 0.5 mg, carotene 0.57 mg, riboflavin 0.04 mg, niacin 0.7 mg, and ascorbic acid 5 mg. In addition, it also contains citrulline, arginine, asparagine, trigonelline, adenine, glucose, mannitol, pentosan, and pectin.
The beneficial components of the human body in pumpkins include: polysaccharides, amino acids, active proteins, carotenoids, and various trace elements. The function of various ingredients:
1. Polysaccharides: Pumpkin polysaccharide is a non-specific immune enhancer that can improve the body's immune function, promote the production of cytokines, and exert various regulatory functions on the immune system through activation of complement and other ways.
2. Carotenoids: The abundant carotenoids in pumpkins can be converted into vitamin A with important physiological functions in the body, which has important physiological functions for the growth and differentiation of epithelial tissues, maintaining normal vision, and promoting the development of bones.
3. Mineral elements: Pumpkin is high in calcium, potassium, and sodium. It is particularly suitable for middle-aged and elderly people and patients with hypertension. It is good for preventing osteoporosis and hypertension. In addition, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, copper, manganese, chromium, boron and other elements are also contained.
4. Amino Acids and Active Proteins: Pumpkins contain a variety of amino acids that are required by the body, with high levels of lysine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, and threonine. In addition, the ascorbate oxidase genotype in pumpkin was the same as that of tobacco, but its activity was significantly higher than that of tobacco, indicating that the content of immunoreactive protein in pumpkin was higher. 5. Lipid substances: The study found that lipid substances in pumpkin seeds have good therapeutic and preventive effects on urinary system diseases and benign prostatic hyperplasia.