1、 Basic information of pumpkin seeds

Pumpkin is also known as pumpkin, papaya, rice melon, North melon, squash, etc. it is an annual creeping herb of Cucurbitaceae pumpkin. It originated from Mexico to Central America. It was introduced and cultivated in China in the Ming Dynasty. Now it is widely cultivated in the north and south.

The fruit of pumpkin can be used as vegetables and food substitutes. The seeds are called pumpkin seeds. It is a kind of leisure food for people and has medicinal and health value.

Pumpkin seed is the mature seed of pumpkin, also known as pumpkin kernel, white melon seed and golden melon seed. Pumpkin seeds can be eaten raw or cooked. We usually fry them. The questioner asked what are the benefits of eating pumpkin seeds raw. My personal opinion is that whether they are eaten raw or cooked, they are related to the ingredients contained in the seeds.

According to relevant research and determination, pumpkin seeds mainly contain fatty acids (including oleic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, linolenic acid, myristic acid, arachidic acid, etc.), amino acids (including 16 kinds of amino acids), lipids (phytosterols, sterol esters, phosphatidylcholine, cerebrosides, carotenoids, etc.), a variety of vitamins (including vitamins B, C, e, P and pantothenic acid, etc.) A variety of minerals (including zinc, selenium, manganese, copper, iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, sodium, etc.) and other nutrients.

2、 What are the benefits of eating pumpkin seeds raw

First, eating pumpkin seeds raw has the effect of adding nutrients to the human body.

Second, eating pumpkin seeds raw has a good health effect. The first is the insect repellent effect. It is believed that pumpkin seed is an effective insect repellent in ancient and modern times. Its effective component is pumpkin seed ammonia, which can drive away tapeworm, pinworm, Ascaris and other parasites, and is beneficial to human body. The second is to relieve hypertension. Research shows that pumpkin seed oil has the effect of relieving hypertension. The third is the anti-inflammatory effect. Some medical experiments show that pumpkin seed oil, like a classic anti-inflammatory agent, has the effect of indomethacin. Fourth, it has a good effect on the hyperplasia of prostate cells. The fifth is the hypoglycemic effect. Studies show that pumpkin seed protein has a good hypoglycemic effect.

In short, pumpkin seeds are beneficial to the human body, mainly to increase nutrition and health care. I personally think pumpkin seeds are a kind of food, not a medicine. Although it contains some medical and health care materials and has certain effects on the human body, if there is a disease, you can still go to the hospital for treatment, and you can not rely on pumpkin seeds to treat the disease.