Cucumber – The Most Beneficial Fruit

 

Benefits Of Cucumber:

• It hydrates our body due to its large water content.
• Helps against sunburn and heartburn.
• It excretes waste and helps to recover from Kidney stones.
• Provides vitamin A, B and C, increases our immunity and supplies energy
• Provides minerals like magnesium, potassium and silicon
• Supports to lose weight.
• Refreshes eyes and helps to remove under eye circles and puffiness refresh mouth from bad smell and gum problems
• Ability to fight against cancer
• Helpful in case of hypertension
• Due to its high fibre content, it helps in digestion
• It makes our hair and nails stronger due to its silica- rich contents
• Soothes from muscle and joint pain
• Keeps uric acid level in normal range
• Helps in insulin production as it contains a hormone needed by pancreas
• It contains sterols which lower bad cholesterols.

 

Type of fruit as Demanding for all seasons:

Cucumber belongs to gourd family and it is a creeping vine. It is on demand throughout the season. It is the oldest cultivated crop and growing very easily everywhere and in abundant under all climatic condition if we care them properly.

Uses as salad:

Cucumber is low in calorie and fat. Cucumber salad is suitable for every meal due to its nutritious nature. It is rich in water and electrolytes. Easy to prepare and adds taste to meals.

Uses as fruits:

It is a cheap and edible fruit throughout the year and thus used as a material for cooking.

Best health benefits:

1. Brain protection:

It contains fisetin which reduces inflammation and important for brain development and increases memory.

2. Lowers Risk of Cancer:

It lowers the risk of cancers due to its rich polyphenols called lignans and phytonutrients contents.

3. Antioxidant Properties:

Cucumber contains many antioxidants like vitamin c, beta carotene, flavonoids which   fight  against cancer.

4. Freshen our Breath:

Helps in removing bad mouth odour

5.   Stress management:                            

Cucumber contains  B vitamins like vitamin B1, B5, and  B7 (biotin) which controls anxiety and relieves  stress.

6. Good for Digestive Health:

It contains two main elements –water and  insoluble fibre and thus eases digestion.

7. Weight Management:

      Low in calories but fulfils our hunger due to its slow digestion and its high fibre content   maintains weight.

8. Healthy for heart:

Cucumber lowers blood pressure levels as it contains potassium and thus maintain heart function.

 

Antioxidants and other health benefits

 cucumber contains tannins and flavanoids which act as free-radical scavenging and pain-reliever. This is also used for migraines. It also acts as diuretic. The extracts of the fruit used as an anti-acne lotion.

 Skin and eye benefits:

• Provides many minerals for skin: magnesium, potassium, silicon so used in spas as cucumber treatment.
• Rejuvenates the eyes:

Chilled slices of cucumber when placed on eyes then it helps to reduce under-eye dark circles and puffiness of eyes.

Taste a slice of cucumber before eating entire fruit to check its bitterness and if bitter then throw it. If after consumption it shows problems like Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhoea or Uneasiness then consult the physician. Finally,we can say that “Cucumber- The Most Beneficial Fruit” to all Indian for all seasons.