One of the best vegetables to eat in the summer is bitter melon. Although, many people are not accustomed to the taste of bitter melon, its effects and benefits are of great help to us in the summer. Here, let me introduce you to the benefits of bitter melon and how to eat it.
What are the benefits of eating bitter melon in the summer?
Nourish the blood and moisten the liver. Bitter melon has the effects of clearing heat and relieving summer heat, nourishing blood and replenishing qi, tonifying the kidney and strengthening the spleen, and moistening the liver and improving eyesight. It has certain effects on treating dysentery, sores and swellings, summer heat fever, excessive prickly heat, conjunctivitis, etc.
Beautify the skin. Bitter melon can moisturize and whiten the skin, and also calm and moisturize the skin. Especially in the easily hot summer, applying chilled bitter melon slices can immediately relieve skin irritation.
Promote appetite, reduce inflammation and lower fever. The charantin and bitter substances in bitter melon can increase appetite, strengthen the spleen and whet the appetite; the alkaloid quinine it contains has the effects of promoting urination and activating blood circulation, reducing inflammation and lowering fever, and clearing the heart and improving eyesight.
Prevent fatty liver. The charantin in bitter melon is known as the "fat killer". The fresh juice of bitter melon contains charantin and insulin-like substances, which have a good blood sugar-lowering effect and can reduce the intake of fat and polysaccharides.
Relieve heat and expel summer heat. Bitter melon is a good medicine for relieving summer heat. Some people with poor health can eat more of it. If you can't stand the hot weather, eating bitter melon can make you feel cool and relieve the heat. People who are prone to heatstroke can eat more bitter melon. Bitter melon has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying to prevent heatstroke, so you won't get heatstroke.
Lower blood sugar. The fresh juice of bitter melon contains charantin and insulin-like substances, which have a good blood sugar-lowering effect and are an ideal food for diabetic patients.
Next, I will recommend two simple ways to eat bitter melon to everyone.
Bitter Melon, Tomato and Corn Soup
Ingredients: Bitter melon, tomato, corn, salt, MSG
Method: First, wash the bitter melon with clean water, cut it in half and remove the pulp, then cut it into small pieces or sections. Then cut the tomato into large pieces and the corn into small sections. Then put the cut bitter melon, tomato and corn into a pot and simmer together. After the three ingredients are completely cooked, add salt and MSG to season, and it's done.
Bitter Melon Stir-fried with Eggs
Ingredients: Eggs, bitter melon, raisins, salt
Method: Heat the oil in a wok, when it's warm, pour in the beaten eggs; stir-fry the eggs for a while, add bitter melon (if you are afraid of bitterness, you can soak the bitter melon in cold water in advance), stir-fry for 3 minutes; add salt to taste, sprinkle a handful of soaked raisins and stir-fry for a while, then it's ready to serve.
Try these two ways of eating bitter melon.