Can I eat zucchini during menstruation?

We also call zucchini white melon or horned melon. Zucchini is rich in nutrients. It has high edible and medicinal value. It contains a lot of vitamin C. Zucchini has the benefits of clearing heat and diuresis. Eating zucchini regularly can also moisten the lungs and relieve cough, as well as have anti-tumor and anti-viral benefits. Eating zucchini regularly can also prevent and treat diabetes.

Zucchini has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on many diseases. So does zucchini have any effect on women during menstruation? Can women during menstruation eat zucchini?

Zucchini (Latin name: Cucurbita pepo L.), also known as bear (male) melon,茭瓜, white melon, small melon, pumpkin, horned melon, vegetable pumpkin, and winter melon, etc.; annual herbaceous and sturdy vine (climbing), there are three major varieties: dwarf, semi-climbing, and climbing. In most varieties, the main vine is obviously dominant, while the side vines are few and weak. The stem is stout, cylindrical, and has short white bristles. It likes moisture and is not drought-resistant. Especially during the fruit-setting period, the soil should be kept moist to obtain high yield. Viral diseases are prone to occur under high temperature and drought conditions; but high temperature and high humidity can also easily cause powdery mildew. It is not very demanding on soil and can be cultivated in sandy soil, loam and clay. Loam with a deep soil layer is more likely to produce high yields. It is native to India and is grown in both southern and northern China. It has the effects of clearing heat and promoting diuresis, relieving restlessness and thirst, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, and reducing swelling and dispersing nodules.

Medical value

Zucchini contains more vitamin C, glucose and other nutrients, especially calcium. The nutritional content of every 100g edible part (fresh weight) of different varieties is as follows: protein 0.6-0.9g, fat 0.1-0.2g, cellulose 0.8-0.9g, carbohydrates 2.5-3.3g, carotene 20-40 micrograms, vitamin C 2.5-9 mg, calcium 22-29 mg.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that zucchini has the functions of clearing heat and promoting diuresis, relieving restlessness and thirst, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, and reducing swelling and dispersing nodules. It can be used as an auxiliary treatment for edema, abdominal distension, thirst, sores, as well as nephritis, ascites due to liver cirrhosis, etc. It has the effects of relieving restlessness and thirst, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, and reducing swelling and dispersing nodules. It has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on thirst, edema, abdominal distension, sores, nephritis, ascites due to cirrhosis, etc.; it can enhance immunity and play an anti-viral and anti-tumor role; it can promote the secretion of insulin in the human body, effectively prevent and treat diabetes, prevent liver and kidney diseases, and help enhance the regeneration ability of liver and kidney cells.

Edible value

Zucchini is rich in protein, minerals, vitamins and other substances. It is fat-free and also contains substances such as citrulline, adenine, aspartic acid, and has a very low sodium content.

Above we introduced what zucchini is. We know that zucchini is what we often call white melon. Zucchini has very high edible value and medicinal value. Eating zucchini regularly can improve our immunity and be anti-viral and anti-tumor. Zucchini has a good therapeutic effect on diabetes. Women can eat zucchini during menstruation.