Chinese food cucumber healthy benefits and nutrition facts

Chinese food cucumber for your healthy benefits

Nutrition facts of Chinese food cucumber(per 100 grams)

Calories (kcal) 15 Lipides(g) 2.9 Protein(g) 0.8

Glucides (g) 0.5 Potassium(mg) 0.2 Phosphore(mg) 102

Cholestérol (mg) 24 Sodium(mg) 24 Magnesium(mg) 15

Calcium (mg) 9 Niacine(mg) 4.9 Fer(mg) 0.5

Vitamine C (mg) 0.49 VitamineE (mg) 0.2 Zinc(mg) 0.18

Vitamine B1 (mg) 0.06 Cuivre (mg) 0.05 Vitamine B2 (mg) 0.03

Vitamine A (ug) 0.02 Selenium(mcg) Food 90 Fibres(g) 15

Manganèse (mg) 0.38 Vitamine B6 (mg) 0.63

Chinese food cucumber foryour natural health benefits:

CucumberNature is fresh, with a mild flavor and slightly toxic, its tropisms meridiansare the lungs, stomach, and large intestine. Cucumber consumption can cool theheat, promote bowel astringent to treat diarrhea, poisoning and eliminateswelling, secrete saliva and calm thirst. It deals mainly fever, dysphoria,thirst, throat pain, diseases of the eye of the wind and heat, jaundice due tomoisture, heat, and dysuria, etc.

1.The antitumor effect: cucumber contains cucurbitacine C can improve immunefunction of the body to achieve the purpose of the anti-tumor. In addition,this substance can also treat chronic hepatitis and persistent hepatitis, itcan prolong survival of patients with primary liver cancer.

2.The effect of anti-aging: the cucumber is rich in vitamin E, which has theeffect of prolonging life and the effect of anti-aging. The cucumber enzymecontent in cucumber has a high biological activity, which can effectivelypromote the metabolism of the body. In addition, rubbing the skin on cucumberjuice can moisturize the skin and expand the skin folds.

3.The anti-alcohol effect: alanine, arginine and glutamine contained in cucumberhave assistant curative effect for hepatic patients, especially for patientswith alcoholic cirrhosis, they can also prevent alcoholism.

4.Lower blood sugar: the glycoside and fructose content in cucumber does notparticipate in normal glucose metabolism, so diabetics can satisfy hunger withcucumber instead of starchy foods will lower their blood sugar instead ofincreasing.

5.Lose weight and strengthen health: malonic acid in cucumber can inhibit theconversion of carbohydrates into fat. In addition, the cucumber cellulose canpromote the release of rotten substances in the intestines and reduce cholesterollevels, to strengthen health.

6.Toning the brain and calm the mind: cucumber contains Vitamin B1, which isfavorable for improving the functioning of the brain and nervous system, it cancalm the nerves and soothe the mind, then, the cucumber consumption a curativeeffect adjuvant insomnia.

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