“Compendium of Materia Medica” records that cucumber is sweet and cool in nature, and has the effects of clearing heat, quenching thirst, diuresis and swelling.
Modern scientific research has proved that cucumber has six magical properties. First, cucumbers contain a considerable amount of potassium salts, which have the effect of accelerating metabolism and excreting excess salts in the body. Second, a hormone in cucumber is beneficial for the pancreas to secrete insulin, which can help improve diabetes; cellulose in cucumber can promote gastrointestinal motility, accelerate the excretion of metabolites, help reduce cholesterol in the blood, and prevent hypertension. Third, cucumber juice can regulate blood pressure and prevent excessive tension in the heart muscle. A glass of cucumber juice every day can calm and strengthen the nervous system and enhance memory. Fourth, taking cucumber peel in decoction can prevent the occurrence of cheilitis and angular stomatitis, and has a certain effect on the prevention and treatment of gum damage and periodontal disease, and also helps to prevent hair loss and nail cracking. Fifth, the silicon contained in cucumber helps to enhance the health of the joints and connective tissue. Cucumber leaves have the functions of clearing heat, resolving phlegm, diuretic, dehumidifying, smoothing intestines, and analgesic. It can be smashed and applied to the painful area to relieve pain. Sixth, eating bran pickled cucumbers can regulate the stomach, because both cucumber and rice bran contain vitamin B1, which has a repairing effect on the gastric mucosa.
Usually, many people simply choose to eat cucumbers raw or pat cucumbers for convenience, so what else can be done about cucumbers?
Honey-tuned cucumber shreds
Materials: 100g honey, 1500g cucumber.
Practice: Wash the cucumbers, remove the flesh and cut into strips, add a little water in a casserole, boil and remove the excess water, add honey and mix thoroughly while it is hot, boil, and eat as you like.
Cucumber
Materials: 2 cucumbers, appropriate amount of garlic, dried peppers and Chinese prickly ash.
Practice:
(1) Wash the cucumber, cut the head and tail, cut it into a “scallop” shape and put it on a plate, apply a little salt on the surface of the cucumber by hand, Marinate for 15 minutes.
(2) Take an empty bowl and add 2 spoons of vinegar, 1 spoon of light soy sauce, 1 spoon of sugar, a little chicken essence, and a few drops of sesame oil into a bowl of juice for later use.
(3) Sprinkle the chopped chili and minced garlic on the cucumber, and pour the above vegetable juice on the cucumber.
(4) Take an appropriate amount of Sichuan pepper oil and pour it on the cucumber while it is still hot.
Sauce cucumber
Materials: 3 cucumbers, appropriate amount of garlic, appropriate amount of red pepper.
Practice:
(1) Wash the cucumber and cut into thick strips, slice the garlic and cut the red pepper into sections for use.
(2) Add half a teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of sugar to the cucumber strips, mix well, and marinate for 30 minutes.
(3) Take an empty bowl, add 5 tablespoons of light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce, 5 tablespoons of vinegar, 3 tablespoons of sugar, then put garlic slices and chili segments into the bowl, and stir well.
(4) After the cucumbers are marinated, drain the juice, pour the above-mentioned juice and seal it into a clean fresh-keeping box.
(5) Put the cucumbers in the refrigerator for one night and take them out the next day.
Shrimp Cucumber
Materials: 100 grams of shrimp, 3 chicken sausages, 1 cucumber .
Seasonings: appropriate amount of onion, ginger, cooking wine, pepper, soy sauce, and salt.
Practice:
(1) Peel the cucumbers and cut them into sections, pickle them with salt to taste.
(2) Shrimp is slightly marinated with onion, ginger, cooking wine, pepper, soy sauce, etc., and then fry it in a pot.
(3) Cut the chicken sausage into small pieces.
(4) String cucumbers, chicken sausages, cucumbers, and shrimps in sequence with bamboo skewers, and you can eat them.
Sanding melon
Materials: 1 cucumber, one red and one yellow bell pepper.
Seasonings: appropriate amount of cooking oil, salt, soy sauce, and soy sauce.
Practice:
(1) Remove seeds and dice the red and yellow bell peppers respectively.
(2) Wash the cucumbers and cut them into small cubes.
(3) Put cooking oil in the pot, after the chopped green onion sautés until fragrant, add the three diced to the pot and stir-fry for a while.
(4) Add salt, soy sauce, light soy sauce and a small amount of boiling water, simmer for a while to taste, and then serve on a plate.
It should be noted that cucumbers are cold in nature and are not suitable for patients with spleen and stomach deficiency. If a patient with spleen and stomach deficiency cold eats cucumber, it may aggravate the condition, which will not only affect the health of the body, but also lead to diarrhea, abdominal pain and other uncomfortable symptoms. At the same time, cucumber is even more unsuitable for patients with abdominal pain and diarrhea. In addition, patients with high blood pressure are not suitable for eating pickled cucumbers, but fresh cucumbers can be eaten. Except for patients with hypertension, patients with liver disease, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and patients with gastrointestinal diseases are not suitable for eating pickled cucumbers.
(Xu Youjia, correspondent of Qianjiang Evening News Hourly News)