Pumpkin skin can be eaten. It has the functions of Tonifying Qi and blood, nourishing spleen and stomach, relieving cough and asthma. Eating more is of great help to human health. However, when selecting, you must not buy pumpkins with scars, unsmooth surface, black spots and other characteristics. At the same time, you need to scrub them before eating to avoid diseases from the mouth.
Food benefits:
Promote digestion: Pumpkin skin contains mannitol and dietary fiber, which can stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis very well. It can be taken moderately for some indigestion groups.
Body detoxification: Pumpkin skin contains rich and colorful Arabic gum with strong adsorption capacity, which can reasonably reduce the digestion and absorption of glycogen and human fat in the intestines and stomach. It is very important that some human body's heavy metals exceed the standard and the absorption of radioactive substances, which can promote the body's detoxification.
Cancer prevention: Pumpkin skin contains zinc, which can help maintain the physical and mental health of skin and support frame, and its carotenoid also has antioxidant effect, which has prominent effects in heart protection, cancer prevention and vision protection.