After a whole summer of eating and drinking, the spleen and stomach are already overwhelmed. Watermelon is cold in nature. Eating watermelon at this time will cause the spleen and stomach to become cold, making it unable to transport water and dampness normally, causing diarrhea.
Autumn (pixabay)
It is worth mentioning that autumn is also the second peak period of the year for the incidence of intestinal infectious diseases such as bacillary dysentery, typhoid fever, and diarrhea. In view of this, don’t eat cold melons like watermelon.
So, what kind of melons should we eat after autumn?
As the saying goes, “When autumn comes, pumpkins are in full bloom”! After autumn, the sweet, soft, nutritious pumpkins are ready for use.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that pumpkin is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It enters the spleen and stomach meridians and has the functions of replenishing the spleen and stomach, treating cough and asthma, laxative and urination, nourishing the heart and lungs, etc. It has certain effects on Qi deficiency, intercostal neuralgia, dysentery and other diseases. Therapeutic effects.
Not only that, “Compendium of Materia Medica” states that pumpkin can “tonify the body and replenish qi”. It should be used by those with chronic illness and qi deficiency, weak spleen and stomach, shortness of breath and fatigue, less food, abdominal distension, edema and less urine.
Modern medicine believes that pumpkin is rich in nutrients, contains various vitamins and minerals, and is also high in dietary fiber, making it a “super food.”
For example, the lutein and zeaxanthin contained in pumpkin can protect the eyes from ultraviolet damage, help prevent cataracts, and slow down the possibility of macular degeneration.
For another example, the vitamins C, E and β-carotene in pumpkin have antioxidant effects, which can protect the skin from free radical damage and maintain the normal operation of cells to enhance beauty.
More importantly, pumpkin is also a “stomach-nourishing melon”, mainly due to the large amount of pectin contained in it.
We need to know that in the human body, pectin can not only protect the gastrointestinal mucosa from the stimulation and damage of hard and rough foods, but also prevent gastric mucosal ulcers and promote the healing of ulcers, so it is especially suitable for patients with gastric diseases.
The pectin in pumpkin also has strong adsorption properties. It can absorb and eliminate toxins, heavy metals (such as lead, mercury) and carcinogens in the gastrointestinal tract, protect gastrointestinal health and reduce the incidence of digestive tract cancer.
In addition, pectin can also combine with excess cholesterol in the body, reducing cholesterol absorption and lowering blood cholesterol concentration. In addition, pumpkin has very low calories, so patients with high blood pressure can also eat it regularly.
Pumpkin Millet Porridge (pixabay)
Method: Peel and dice the pumpkin, wash the millet, put the two together in the rice cooker, soak for half an hour, and cook until soft.
Efficacy: Pumpkin and millet are both very good at nourishing the spleen and stomach. The “strong combination” of the two cooked together into porridge can help warm the stomach and strengthen the spleen, and nourish the injured spleen and stomach. People with weak stomachs must not miss it.
In addition to pectin, pumpkin is also rich in fiber.
The fiber in pumpkin helps gastrointestinal motility, aids digestion and absorption of food, and promotes defecation. At the same time, it can also dilute carcinogens in the colon so that they can be easily excreted from the body together.
In addition, the rich carotenoids in pumpkin can reduce people’s risk of lung cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer, and colorectal cancer.
Furthermore, pumpkin contains more molybdenum and enzymes that can decompose nitrosamines, which helps block nitrosamines and thereby reduce the incidence of digestive tract cancer.
In other words, eating more pumpkins can also help prevent cancer, which is especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people who are keen on health care.
I would like to remind everyone that pumpkin is a whole-grain cereal and should be regarded as a staple food to replace rice rather than as a side dish. Otherwise, it is easy to consume too much starch and cause blood sugar to spike. Diabetics should pay special attention to this. .
In addition, although there are many benefits to eating pumpkin in autumn, some people are not suitable for eating it. Everyone should pay special attention before eating it——
People with damp-heat qi stagnation
Pumpkin is warm in nature, and long-term consumption will promote dampness and heat. People with excessive stomach heat or dampness and heat qi stagnation should eat less or not at all, otherwise the symptoms may be aggravated.
People with jaundice
Pumpkin is rich in beta-carotene. If you eat too much, the carotene in the blood will increase significantly, and the liver cannot convert the excess carotene into vitamin A, resulting in a significant increase in the carotene content in the skin, and the skin will Appears orange-yellow.
Medically, this condition is called carotenemia or phylloxera, also known as orange skin disease.
Therefore, people with jaundice are not recommended to eat pumpkin.
People with jaundice are not recommended to eat pumpkin (photoAC)
Even for healthy people, it is recommended that you not eat too much pumpkin at one time, preferably no more than 100 grams.
If symptoms such as skin jaundice occur, you should immediately stop eating pumpkin, drink plenty of water, and increase urine output. Generally, the jaundice will subside within a few days.
2023-09-14 10:18:21
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