Anti-cancer, eye protection, beneficial gland protection... Pumpkin is a treasure, but 5 types of people should eat it with caution

 9:14am, 4 July 2025

Pumpkin with a soft taste has a high nutritional value, containing high-deep, high-vitamin A, E and B groups, and contains β yellow phytochemicals such as husquinol and ketoxin, which have the effects of preventing cancer, protecting eyes, and protecting the skin. Chinese medicine believes that pumpkin has a dietary effect that cannot be ignored, but be careful that eating too much will make you lose your stomach and difficult to digest.

Pumpkin is a staple food. A bowl of pumpkin is equivalent to half a bowl of white rice.

Pumpkin is also known as "Gourd". Nutritionist Liu Yili pointed out that pumpkin is a staple food. The heat of a bowl of pumpkin is 140 calories, which is equivalent to half a bowl of white rice. When eaten, you should reduce the amount of rice and other staple foods.

Liu Yili said that pumpkin is a high-deep food that has the effect of lowering blood pressure; it is rich in vitamin A, which helps repair the skin and mucosa, protects the eyes and improves immunity; the vitamin E content is rich, which helps relieve early menopause; vitamin B6 content is also high, which has a protective effect on cardiovascular diseases; yellow phytochemicals can improve antioxidant ability and have a cancer prevention effect. Pumpkin seeds contain tinea, which protects men's glands.

Pumpkin should not be eaten every day. Patients with high content of kidneys should be careful

However, Liu Yili reminds that pumpkin should not be eaten every day. If you eat too much, β yellow phytochemicals such as Hussin and ketoxin are prone to pigmentation, causing temporary skin yellowing, but as long as you stop eating, it can be restored. Because pumpkin has a high amount of water, kidney patients, especially those with diet restriction, need to pay special attention.

From Chinese medicine, pumpkin has good results in eating. Chinese doctor Wu Mingzhu said that pumpkin is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It enters the spleen and stomach. It has the effects of nourishing the middle and nourishing air, anti-inflammatory and pain relief, relieving phlegm and excreting pulp, treating cough and asthma, and can also produce liver gas, benefit liver blood, and have diuretic and cosmetic effects. Pumpkin is suitable for pairing with beef and brisket, which can strengthen the stomach and improve the air; eating with lemon seeds can relieve bowel movements and detoxify; matching with green beans can provide health care effects; eating with pork can strengthen the spleen and replenish the air.

Pumpkin contains more polysaccharides. Wu Mingzhu said that eating more is easy to get abdominal distension, difficult to digest, and can easily help to grow and get hot. Especially patients with toxic skin, prone to wind, jaundice and stasis should not eat in large quantities, and patients with diabetes should also pay attention.

5 people should eat pumpkin with caution

. Bone patients, especially those with diet restriction

. People with skin toxicity

. Jaundice patients

. Patients with stasis

. Diabetic patients

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