Pumpkin is known to everyone – a beautiful and bright vegetable,somewhat similar to the sun. Does everyone know about the beneficial properties of pumpkin? After all, they have been known to mankind for many centuries. And most people's knowledge of the benefits of pumpkin is limited to the fact that pumpkin seeds and juice are very effective in ridding the body of various parasites. In fact, the benefits of pumpkin are much greater - the seeds of this fruit contain a huge number of various micro- and macroelements, essential amino acids, vitamin E. In addition, pumpkin is a very powerful natural antioxidant - it protects the human body from aging. It also has a very beneficial effect on the functioning of the cardiovascular and reproductive systems. Pumpkin contains vitamins B12, B2, B1, C, PP, A. In addition, pumpkin contains large quantities of vitamin K, which is not found in almost any other fruit or vegetable. A lack of vitamin K is very harmful to the body. Nosebleeds, bleeding gums - all this is far from the worst complications. The most dangerous are internal bleedings from the digestive system. And in women, a lack of vitamin K often leads to very heavy and prolonged menstruation. Another positive property that pumpkin juice has is the ability to remove radionuclides from the body. This ability is achieved due to the presence of water-soluble dietary fiber in pumpkin, which significantly increases the work of the intestines - its motor function. By the way, pumpkin juice is generally ideal for cleansing the body. It perfectly cleanses blood vessels from excess cholesterol, normalizes water and salt balance. It is due to these properties that pumpkin is recommended for those people who suffer from cardiovascular diseases, edema and atherosclerosis. Pumpkin is no less useful for general exhaustion of the body, as well as iron deficiency anemia.
Pumpkin against diseases of the digestive system
Do you have problems with digestion?Add pumpkin to your list of the most frequently consumed products. As a rule, the effect of treatment with pumpkin does not take long to appear, and is expressed quite clearly. Such diseases as chronic hepatitis, liver edema, and liver cirrhosis are treated most successfully. Sick people need to eat pumpkin in the following way. Peel the pumpkin from seeds and skin, mince the raw pulp, collecting the juice. After that, season the pulp with sugar at a rate of 1 to 1. If you have not previously had allergic reactions to honey and other bee products, sugar can be replaced with honey. But, of course, in different proportions - one part honey to two parts pumpkin. Mix the pumpkin thoroughly and place it in a glass container, which must be stored in the refrigerator. Eat two tablespoons of pumpkin pulp before each meal. And before going to bed, you need to take a glass of pumpkin seed decoction. It is prepared as follows: peel 100 grams of pumpkin seeds, place them in an enamel pan, pour one glass of water, bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook for about 30 minutes. The entire course of treatment should last no more than 30 days. As a rule, improvement occurs on the fifth to seventh day, and in some cases even earlier. If the patient suffers from constipation and ulcerative colitis, various porridges with pumpkin pulp and pumpkin juice will help to significantly alleviate the condition. They are prepared simply - peel the pumpkin from the skin and seeds, pass through the microwave. Cook the porridge in the usual way, and put the pumpkin pulp in the pan about 10 minutes before readiness. You can add butter and sugar to the porridge. Moreover, pumpkin can also help with food poisoning. If a sick person has diarrhea or vomiting, he needs to drink a glass of freshly squeezed pumpkin juice as quickly as possible. It will remove all existing toxins from the body, restore the water balance, and stop vomiting and diarrhea. Then you need to drink half a glass of pumpkin juice every four hours until complete recovery.
Gourd on guard of bone and dental systems
Pumpkin contains quite a large amountminerals necessary for the normal functioning of the skeletal system. Pumpkin juice, as well as pumpkin pulp, are an excellent remedy for such a female affliction as osteomyelitis. A sick person should eat at least 200 grams of raw pumpkin pulp per day. For prevention, 100 grams will be enough. If a person has problems with teeth - caries, thinning enamel - freshly squeezed pumpkin juice will help him. Drink half a glass three times a day, about ten minutes before meals. The duration of the course of treatment should be at least three months.
Pumpkin and genitourinary system
It is also worth introducing porridges into your dietpumpkin pulp for those people who suffer from chronic pyelonephritis, cystitis, kidney stones and bladder stones. It is advisable to eat such porridge at least once a day. In addition, for diseases of the urinary system, traditional medicine recommends the following remedy. You will need one glass of pumpkin and half a glass of hemp seeds. Grind them thoroughly in an enamel bowl, then add three glasses of boiling water and leave for three hours. After that, carefully strain and squeeze out with gauze. The resulting remedy must be drunk during the day, in small sips. This remedy is especially effective if there is an admixture of blood in the urine of a sick person. Or there is a delay in urination caused by spasms of the bladder. By the way - if you find it difficult to drink the pure mixture, you can add it to buckwheat porridge - the effect will not worsen at all. In order to strengthen the walls of the bladder and normalize its function, doctors recommend eating at least two tablespoons of pumpkin seeds daily for a month, of course, pre-peeled. In addition, pumpkin seeds should be taken into account by all those men who have problems with the prostate gland - just 10 peeled seeds per day are enough for the improvement to make itself known.
Pumpkin and skin diseases
Pumpkin also has a good healing effectagainst various skin rashes - eczema, acne, pimples. And even various types of burns - chemical, thermal, heat, as well as frostbite. To treat all types of skin damage and acne, raw pumpkin pulp is used. It is prepared in the same way as in all previous cases - the pumpkin is peeled and seeded, minced. If there are no allergic reactions to honey and other bee products, you can add a tablespoon of honey for every 100 grams of raw pumpkin pulp. The treatment is carried out as follows. Twice a day - in the morning and in the evening - apply a thick layer of pumpkin pulp gruel to the affected areas of the skin. The gruel should remain on the skin for at least 30 minutes in a row. After this, thoroughly rinse the skin with clean running water. The treatment must be continued until recovery. However, remember that if you have purulent wounds, be sure to consult a dermatologist before using this remedy. This remedy also works great for calluses, both fresh and old. Just make compresses from pumpkin gruel and honey before going to bed. Leave this compress on all night. If the callus is old, you should thoroughly steam your feet in hot water before applying the gruel.
Pumpkin against parasites
When talking about the beneficial properties of pumpkin, one cannot help buttell about how it is used to combat worms. Pumpkin is most effective against tapeworms and pinworms. Most often, pumpkin is used to prevent and treat parasites for groups such as the elderly, children under one year old, pregnant women, and nursing mothers. However, you should not refuse traditional pharmacological treatment - but it is very important that it is prescribed by a doctor. Otherwise, various side effects may develop.
- Pumpkin seed porridge
To prepare it you will need seeds -300 grams of well-dried and peeled. However, the green skin, which is located just under the skin, should not be removed under any circumstances - it contains the vast majority of all active substances. Grind the seeds thoroughly in a ceramic bowl, gradually adding water, in very small portions - only about 50 ml. You can add a tablespoon of honey or any jam to the porridge. The porridge should be taken immediately after waking up, on an empty stomach. The entire volume must be eaten within an hour. Three hours later, the sick person needs to drink one to three tablespoons of any vegetable oil. And after another half an hour, do a cleansing enema - not necessary for children.
- Decoction of pumpkin seeds
Another good recipe for parasites is a decoctionfrom seeds. To do this, unpeeled dried seeds - 200 grams - must be thoroughly crushed, pour half a liter of boiling water and cook for about an hour. After this, leave the broth to brew for two hours, and then strain it using gauze. You can also add a little honey to this broth for flavor. The dosage is calculated as follows - 100 grams of broth for every 30 kilograms of weight. You need to drink the broth in the morning, on an empty stomach. This method is not the best for children. As you can see, pumpkin - both pulp and seeds - is very useful for all family members - both children and adults! We recommend reading: