Introduction: Pumpkin contains starch, protein, carotene, vitamins B and C, and components such as calcium and phosphorus. It is nutritious and a frequently consumed gourd vegetable by rural people, and is increasingly valued by city dwellers. It is not only delicious but also has a significant therapeutic effect.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, pumpkin is yellow in color and sweet in taste, and is great for replenishing vital energy and should not be overlooked because it is common. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records its effect of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, while the "Dian Nan Ben Cao" from the Ming Dynasty states that it "promotes urination." Modern medical research points out that the pumpkin fruit contains 7%-17% pectin, which has strong adsorption power and can bind and eliminate bacteria and their toxic substances in the human body, protecting the gastrointestinal mucosa and having a certain therapeutic effect on gastric ulcers. The rich vitamins in the pumpkin fruit have a protective effect on mucous membranes, and also play a certain role in protecting vision, preventing eye diseases, and for beauty and weight loss.
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Therapeutic Effects
1. Relieves Dryness
Pumpkin is rich in nutrients and helps normalize the secretion of pituitary hormones, enhances immunity, and alleviates spring dryness.
2. Nourishes the Blood
Pumpkin contains "cobalt," which has a blood-nourishing effect. The famous Qing Dynasty physician Chen Xiuyuan said: "Pumpkin is a wonderful product for nourishing the blood."
3. Beauty Benefits
Regular consumption of pumpkin can keep bowel movements smooth and improve skin condition, and has a beauty effect, especially for middle-aged women.
4. Expels Parasites
Eating more pumpkin can be used for the treatment of ascariasis, taeniasis in children, and diabetes, and can reduce the risk of contracting measles.
Precautions
1. Contraindicated for patients with stomach heat
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, patients with stomach heat should eat cool and cold-natured foods. However, autumn pumpkin is warm and hot-natured, and eating it will aggravate the stomach heat and worsen the condition.
2. Contraindicated for patients with heat strangury
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, heat strangury is caused by urinary tract infection and inflammation. Diet should include cool, heat-clearing, and strangury-relieving foods. Pumpkin is a warm and hot-natured food, so it is contraindicated for patients with heat strangury.
Pumpkin Tangyuan (Glutinous Rice Balls)
Private Kitchen
1. Pumpkin Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup glutinous rice flour, 1 cup sticky rice flour, 1 cup pumpkin puree, 1/4 cup boiling water, some red bean paste.
Method: Cut the pumpkin into pieces, steam until cooked, and mash into a puree. Mix with glutinous rice flour and sticky rice flour. Knead the pumpkin dough until smooth, let it rest for 10 minutes, divide into portions, and flatten into small round cakes. Steam over high heat for 15 minutes.
Effects: Improves constipation, beauty benefits.
2. Pumpkin and Garlic Roasted Cake
Ingredients: 1/4 pumpkin, minced garlic and cilantro, appropriate amount of olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Method: Sauté the pumpkin on both sides in a flat pan until the color changes, then set aside. Sauté the garlic until fragrant, then add the cilantro and stir-fry briefly. Return the pumpkin to the pan, add salt and pepper.
Effects: Nourishes the blood, moisturizes autumn dryness.
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