Healing Properties Of Beninkase Wax Gourd

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The healing properties of benincase

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According to some reports, beninkase contains substances useful for humans that are not found in other types of pumpkin. It is likely that it is for this reason that the healers of Tibet grow large quantities of white gourd in order to prepare medicines from it.

All parts of the plant have been used by oriental medicine for thousands of years: to protect the body from the harmful effects of the environment, as an antifebrile, anthelmintic, diuretic, laxative, aphrodisiac, lacticidal for nursing mothers, increase appetite, counteract the formation of kidney stones, for the treatment of venereal and nervous diseases, etc.

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Benincasa normalizes metabolism and is recommended as a therapeutic food for kidney diseases, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary heart disease. It is recommended daily consumption as an anti-inflammatory, diuretic.

In Japan, young leaves and flower buds are eaten. Young shoots, antennae, leaves are used there as greens. The fatty oil obtained from the seeds is edible and also used in medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that beninkase nourishes the stomach, has a moisturizing, thirst-quenching, anti-inflammatory effect, reduces appetite, removes starch from the body, and prevents it from being stored as fat. Benincasa has an antipyretic effect, its use in the summer reduces thirst.

Since it has a diuretic effect, it can be used for chronic nephritis, edema, including edema of pregnant women. The pulp of the fruit acts as a pain reliever when taken internally and externally. The juice from the fruit is used to treat certain dermatological diseases and fever. Benincase seeds are used as a sedative and tonic. They are generally held in high esteem in China - it is believed that they guarantee longevity. And the Chinese use toasted seeds as a delicacy.

Benincasa is used in Tibetan medicine as a medicinal plant.

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And the list of diseases that can be treated with the juice and pulp of beninase is quite impressive: gastritis, arthritis, atherosclerosis, stomach ulcers, liver diseases, obesity. In addition, beninkase juice is able to remove radionuclides from the body, which is a very useful property in our time.

There are no contraindications to the use of this pumpkin. You can cook a lot of delicious dishes from it. Old people and children can eat white pumpkin. Benincasa can be stewed, canned, soups made from it, stews, etc. Young fruits can be eaten raw. Cut into small pieces and candied fruits can be used as candy, and its seeds are fried and specially taken on a long journey as a sedative.

Benincasa is not only a good medicinal plant, but it is also irreplaceable as a food product. With its fruits, you can cook various delicious dishes all year round.

Canned benincasa is good mixed with cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers.

Read part 3. Benincasa baked with vegetables →

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