Health knowledge made personal
 
Overview Blog Posts Discussions People
More
Join this community!
+ Add Blood Disorder to My Feeds
+ Bookmark page
› Share page: Email Digg del.icio.us Reddit icon StumbleUpon Technorati
All
HealthBloggers
Go
Search posts:
By COLA FOODS WORLDWIDE
Facebook
+ Add Blog to My Feeds
› View Profile
› Send a message
› Write on Whiteboard

More from this Member

•
How To Get Your Cholesterol Tested
•
Children and Cholesterol
•
Women and Cholesterol
•
Why Cholesterol Matters
•
CHOLESTEROL
» View All
 

Cucumber And Its Health benefits

Posted Mar 26 2011 3:28pm


Cucumber is a fruit that came from the same family as pumpkin, zucchini and other squashes. It has a dark green rind and white succulent flesh. There are 2 types of cucumbers the  pickling varieties  and the  slicing varieties. The pickling variety is relatively small (2 - 4 inches long).


Nutritive Values : Per 100 gm.
  • Vitamin A 180 I.U.
  • Niacin Trace
  • Vitamin C 9 mg.
  • Calcium 32 mg.
  • Iron 1.8 mg.
  • Phosphorus 27 mg.
  • Potassium 80 mg.
  • Carbohydrates 17 gm.
  • Calories 70
Reported Health Benefits :
  • Cucumber is best natural diuretic known, secreting and promoting the flow of urine.
  • Helps in kidney and urinary bladder disease.
  • Liver disease
  • Pancreatic disease
  • The potassium content of cucumber makes it highly useful for conditions of high and low blood pressure.
  • Cucumber contains erepsin, the enzyme that helps to digest protein.
  • The high silicon and sulphur content of the cucumber is said to  promote the growth of hair, especially when the juice of the cucumber is added to the juice of carrot, lettuce and spinach.
  • A mixture of cucumber juice with carrot juice is said to be beneficial for rheumatic conditions resulting from excessive uric acid in the body.
  • Cucumber juice is also valuable for helping diseases of the teeth, gums, especially in cases of pyorrhea.
  • The high mineral content of this vegetable also helps to prevent splitting of nails of the fingers and toes.
  • Cucumber, radish and bitter gourd are beneficial in diabetes.
Report this
Share article
Bookmark article
Post a comment
Post comment
Write a comment:

Related Searches