Can I eat winter melon when I have a cold?

Cold is a common disease. During a cold, various body functions will decline, resulting in loss of appetite, lack of sleep, dry mouth and tongue, etc. Therefore, you must eat light food when you have a cold, and winter melon is a very good choice. Winter melon contains a variety of vitamins and plant fiber, which can balance the body's acid-base balance. Do not eat spicy food during this period and ensure adequate sleep.

Drinking raw winter melon cannot cure prostatitis. Patients with prostate disease should follow the doctor's advice and take symptomatic medication. If prostatitis is not treated in time, it can easily lead to a decline in sexual function. Compared with Western medicine, traditional Chinese medicine has obvious advantages in treating prostate disease. The principle of treating prostatitis with traditional Chinese medicine is to clear away heat, detoxify, promote dampness and relieve bowel movements. Because traditional Chinese medicine is made of natural plants and animal ingredients, it has good efficacy.

Winter melon contains relatively high levels of ascorbic acid, thiamine, riboflavin and niacin. Winter melon seeds are rich in vitamin B1, which has the effect of preventing and treating cancer. There are 8 mineral elements, including potassium, sodium, calcium, iron, zinc, copper, phosphorus and selenium. The potassium content is significantly higher than the sodium content. It is a typical high-potassium and low-sodium vegetable, which is very beneficial for patients with kidney disease, hypertension and edema who need to eat low-sodium food. The element selenium also has multiple functions such as anti-cancer. It contains 8 essential amino acids for the human body except tryptophan, with relatively high levels of glutamate and aspartic acid. It also contains ornithine and Y-aminobutyric acid as well as histidine, which is specially needed by children. Winter melon does not contain fat, and the dietary fiber is as high as 0.8%. It is rich in nutrients and has a reasonable structure. The calculation of the nutritional quality index shows that winter melon is a high-quality food that is beneficial to health.

Winter melon tastes sweet and is cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing heat, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. Winter melon has a low sodium content and has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on diseases such as arteriosclerosis, ascites due to cirrhosis, coronary heart disease, hypertension, nephritis, edema, etc. "Sui Xi Ju Diet" states: "If pregnant women eat it regularly, it can detoxify the fetus and keep the child healthy." Winter melon also has the function of detoxifying fish poison. The succinic acid contained in winter melon can effectively inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates into fat. In addition, winter melon itself does not contain fat and has low calories, which is of great significance for preventing the body from gaining weight and can help keep the body fit. The seeds and skin of wax gourd can also be used as medicine. The flesh and pulp of wax gourd have diuretic, heat-clearing, phlegm-resolving, and thirst-quenching effects. It can also treat edema, phlegm and asthma, summer heat, hemorrhoids and other symptoms. If you boil winter melon with the skin on and drink the soup, it can reduce swelling, promote diuresis, and clear away heat and relieve summer heat.