Balsam pear is a common summer plant, many families may also have planted balsam pear, especially in rural areas, some friends home yard will plant balsam pear, so what is the effect of eating balsam pear in summer?
What effect does summer eat balsam pear to have
1. Clearing away heat and thirst
There are many advantages of eating balsam pear in summer. The biggest advantage of eating balsam pear in summer is to clear away heat and quench thirst. Due to the hot weather in summer, people are easy to feel body heat and fatigue, which makes people feel very listless. Eating some balsam pear can relieve fatigue, generate saliva and quench thirst. At the same time, in the summer, some people are easy to get heatstroke. Eating bitter gourd can also relieve heat and prevent heatstroke.
2. You don't get fat
The sugar content and fat content of balsam pear is low, and it also contains fat clearing element. In summer, you don't need to worry about getting fat, but also can achieve the effect of weight loss. In summer, many girls like to eat high calorie ice cream and ice cream. It's easy to gain weight if they eat high calorie food. Usually, eating bitter gourd can solve the problem of getting fat!
3. Whitening skin
In summer, the sun's ultraviolet rays hurt the skin very much. Many beauties still tan after smearing sunscreen products, because the sunscreen products don't last long. If they stay outside for too long, they are easy to tan. What should they do? Eating bitter gourd can alleviate the problem. Bitter gourd is rich in vitamin C, which can whiten and moisturize the skin, and also has the effect of reducing dryness and moisturizing the skin, especially in hot weather In summer, we can apply the chilled bitter gourd tablets on our face, which will keep our skin in good condition.
What efficacy and function does balsam pear have
1. Balsam pear has the effects of clearing away heat, nourishing blood and Qi, tonifying kidney and spleen, nourishing liver and improving eyesight. It has certain effects on dysentery, sore swelling, heat stroke, excessive heat rash, conjunctivitis and other diseases.
2. Momordica charantia has a high content of vitamin C, which can prevent scurvy, protect cell membrane, prevent atherosclerosis, improve the body's stress ability and protect the heart.
3. The effective components of Momordica charantia L. can inhibit the canceration of normal cells and promote the recovery of mutant cells, which has a certain anti-cancer effect.
4. Momordicin in balsam pear is known as' fat killer ', which can reduce the intake of fat and polysaccharide.
5. Balsam pear can dispel heart fire, detoxify, improve eyesight, replenish qi and essence, quench thirst and heat, and cure carbuncle.
Selection method of balsam pear
Look at the epidermis
The bigger and fuller the granules on the surface of balsam pear, and the clearer the grain, the softer, thicker and less bitter the flesh is; if the granules are smaller, dense and irregularly arranged, the flesh is thinner and more bitter.
Pick shape
If the shape of balsam pear is like a grain of rice, with sharp ends and straight body, it means that the quality of balsam pear is better.
Color discrimination
Fresh balsam pear color is green, if the color yellow, it means that balsam pear has been old, the flesh is not crisp.
Weigh up
Balsam pear single weight around 500 grams of the best, too light or too heavy is not good.