The nutritional value of pumpkin seeds

2023-10-16

Pumpkin seeds, whose real name is Chilou Seed, has the functions of   clearing lungs, reducing phlegm, relieving cough, moistening the intestines, and laxative according to the "Compendium of Materia Medica" and major   Chinese medicine dictionaries. Roasted pumpkin seeds are refined with   traditional recipes and modern technology.   They have a unique taste and   delicate fragrance. They are a casual tasting and a fashionable gift for   relatives and friends.

Edible value

Pumpkin seeds a perennial herbaceous rattan plant in the Cucurbitaceae family. Hanging melon seeds are large and fleshy, rich in unsaturated fatty   acids, protein, and a variety of amino acids and trace elements. They are the   top grade in edible melons. Its roots, fruits, melon skin and seeds are also   important Chinese medicinal materials.

Effect:

Modern medical research has proved that: Dried melon seeds contain   16.8% unsaturated fatty acids, 5.46% protein, 17 kinds of amino acids, three   saponins, multiple vitamins and 16 kinds of trace elements such as calcium,   iron, zinc and selenium. Especially rich in vitamin E (100 grams of hanging   melon seeds contain 249 mg of vitamin E), which can nourish the skin,   eliminate wrinkles, regulate the body, and delay aging. Eating melon seeds   can also expand the coronary artery of the heart and increase the coronary   flow; it has a significant protective effect on acute myocardial ischemia; it   has a strong resistance to the proliferation of isolated choriocarcinoma cells and HIV; it has certain treatments for diabetes Function; has auxiliary effect   on hypertension, hyperlipidemia and hyperviscosity; can improve the   immune function of the body; and has the effect of slimming and beautifying.

   Nutrients:

It is rich in fats, fatty oil content is about 26%, and contains a variety of amino acids, with high content of glutamic acid, arginine, aspartic acid and   leucine.

Pharmacological effects: purgative effect, inhibition of platelet   aggregation, anti-cancer effect, other effects-Zhilouzi and Ren have the   effect   of   expanding   the coronary artery of isolated guinea pig heart.   A plant agglutinin is purified from the seeds of Jiaolou, which does not   promote the mitosis of human lymphocytes.

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