Squash, zucchini are the fruits used as a common food for every family, it is also the most versatile fruit. Winter melon is used to process food and drink, and has been trusted by women in beauty, weight loss ... So what is the use of zucchini, squash? Let's find out through the article below.

Squash or zucchini, scientifically known as Benincasa hispida or Cucrubita hispida, is a plant of the squash family of edible vines, often used as a vegetable. There are 2 types of squash: Winter-colored squash: due to the shell, there is white waxy powder, big but many intestines. Winter melon: hard and smooth thick skin. Small fruits long but few intestines.

The main ingredient of squash is water, high in fiber, does not contain lipids. For every 100g of squash has 0.4g protid, 2.4g glucide, 19mg calcium, 12mg phosphor, 0.3mg iron, many vitamins (A, B1, B2, B3, B9, C, E ... and minerals like potassium, phosphor, magnesium ...).

Winter melon is also known as zucchini, zucchini, winter through, white cross, occipital, etc.This familiar food in this daily meal is good for health, it has a cooling effect on the intestines, helps skin beautiful. slim body.

In addition, squash is also considered to be one of the drugs that can treat many diseases such as asthma, whooping cough, poisoning, throat cancer, boils ... According to traditional medicine, squash has a sweet and light taste. cool, has the effect of cooling off, cooling and dissolving sputum, cooling the intestines and quenching thirst, diuretic, all edema, detox and reduce fat. Often used to treat respiratory diseases with coughing and coughing up due to heat, diabetes, edema due to kidney disease, liver disease, pregnancy edema ... Let's find out the unexpected effects of the "precious drug" executioner.

LOSE WEIGHT, FIGHT AGAIN
Can mention first is the weight loss effect of squash. Squash is used primarily for weight loss mainly because squash has the ability to fill the stomach without much energy.

In squash contains a lot of water and does not contain fat. Moreover, the squash contains the chemical compound hyterin-caperin that prevents sugar from being converted into body fat, so the body will not accumulate excess fat.

Winter melon fruit contains high fiber fibers. This type of fiber is very beneficial for the intestines and digestive tract. Low heat generating capacity, almost no fat content and able to reduce fat accumulation in the body, Winter Melon is an ideal drug to treat obesity, long-term winter squash can help you. have an elegant body.

In addition, the vitamins B9, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A and minerals such as potassium, phosphorus, magnesium in squash also contribute to the beauty of the body, eliminating belly fat. Melon shells are said to contain lots of vitamins and minerals, so they can be eaten whole, especially when the fruit is young. For people who are obese or want to lose weight, eating squash regularly is really good.

However, many girls are expecting the use of squash, so they often eat raw squash or squash juice without knowing that this will damage your digestive tract.

Living squash has very high soap properties, in the old days in weaving villages, people often took advantage of this feature of watermelon to use raw pumpkin juice to bleach the fabric instead of bleach. So if you eat raw squash or drink raw watermelon juice is blended as a smoothie for beauty, you should not because of the soap properties of raw squash will make your digestive system sick.

When winter melon is cooked with alcohol to make it high or cooked well, the soap is nearly gone, so regular eating well cooked squash or drinking boiled squash is fine.

COOLING, TOXIC SOLUTION
According to traditional medicine, squash has a sweet taste, coolness, has the effect of cooling off, cooling and dissolving sputum, cooling the intestines and quenching thirst, diuretic, all edema, detoxification and slimming.

It is no coincidence that in some localities, squash is used to make a refreshing, detox tea. Winter melon tea is not only easy to drink but also helps to cool the body extremely well on hot days.

SKIN BEAUTY
Not only healing, squash is also considered as a "cosmetic" for women. Winter melon - the secret beauty remedy of the beauty of the ancient people: winter melon has many uses such as moisturizing the skin, making the skin smooth, bright pink, reducing oil, peeling acne and blackheads. In addition, high squash is also suitable for women who have acne at puberty and those with rough skin, big feet, dull face.

Winter melon has the advantage of being benign, no chemical preservatives, so it does not worry about damage to the skin later, it is suitable for all skin types, especially suitable for those who like to moisturize with Oriental medicine.

You can also use the juice applied to the face or mix pumpkin juice with cucumber juice or honey applied to the face, about 30 minutes after rinsing with clean water. In Winter Melon contains a lot of water and vitamins that are good for the skin, changing the moisture of the skin, smoothing the skin, fading blemishes and dark spots caused by acne, ...

Especially if your skin is burnt, black, after pressing pumpkin to get water, you should leave a little juice and mix with honey, apply on the face, the pigmentation on the face will fade.

OTHER EFFECTS:
Studies show that the sodium content of squash is very low, so it has a therapeutic effect for people with diseases such as arteriosclerosis, diabetes, coronary artery disease, kidney inflammation, edema, high disease. blood pressure and obesity.