Cucumbers are commonly cultivated and harvested while still green. They can be eaten raw or cooked, or pickled. Although less nutritious than most fruit, the fresh cucumber seeds are still a source of vitamin C, vitamin K, and potassium, also providing dietary fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin B6, thiamin, folate, pantothenic acid, magnesium, phosphorus, copper, and manganese. Cucumbers are used in the decorative food art, Garde manger (a French term meaning "keeping to eat").
There are many health Benefits you can get by taking Cucumber regularly.
● Cucumber is a great folk medicine used to reduce heat and inflammation. It can be eaten raw, picked or used in cooking. This cool fruit is popular amount women because it is normally used to help treat tired eyes.
● Cucumber can be used for skin problems because of its diuretic, cooling and cleansing property. With so many useful ingredients in cucumber it can help you in treating so many skin problems. It has become part of daily beauty product into face packs, facials, juice and many other things which can affect your skin.
● It helps to heal a range of illness – including lung, stomach and chest problems, gout, arthritis and tapeworm.
● To reduce heartburn or sooth acid stomach, drink fresh cucumber juice. The same applies for people suffering from gastritis and ulcer.
● To reduce swelling and soothe the eyes, place a cucumber slice over closed eyes.
● Cucumber juice, when taken daily may help to control cases of eczema, arthritis and gout.
● But try to keep away from pickled cucumbers. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, because pickled cucumber has lost most of its vitamin properties. Secondly, because pickled cucumber is also high in sodium. You do not want to get sick, do you?
● The regular intake of cucumber juice is very useful both internally and externally.
● Cucumber can claim to a water body as it has 90 per cent water. It is known to be a cooling agent due to the water in it. Due to its cooling effect it can be termed as a magic wand for all your skin problems. The cleaning and cleansing property helps your skin tremendously making it soft and supple.
Benefits of Cucumber
Originally Posted by bachelle1130
wow.. namnam.. i like it with anghang suka & sugar.. weeeeeeeeeeeeeeh.. nya cold ang cucumber...
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