In the 16th century the cucumber got to Russia and since then the people have grown fond of it and ranked it among the favorite foods. And folk medicine has categorized the cucumber as a fortifying aid. Ancient authors wrote that a cucumber can quench your thirst.
Since ancient times, a cucumber is an important product, as evidenced by folk wisdom, folk medicine, and traditional holidays dedicated to cucumber, taking place in different Russian places.
Cucumbers almost do not have allergies, since they contain no harmful impurities, so they can be consumed even by people suffering from various allergic reactions.
Cucumber: useful properties
The first thing I wanted to note is that the cucumber is a delicious vegetable. In addition, for the stomach it is not heavy, but also allows a person to regulate his own diet. Water in cucumbers 95%, so the pancreas from such food is not loaded. Consequently, cucumbers form an easy and healthy diet. And if you want to relieve the pancreas, it will be enough to sit down on oatmeal and cucumbers.
The water contained in cucumbers should be told in more detail. We just found out that the cucumber well quenches the hunger (its volume stretches the walls of the stomach, thereby giving a feeling of saturation), but this is not the most valuable in the "water power" of the cucumber. The idea for dumping extra pounds is simple: this is the minimum number of calories and in addition a feeling of satiety. However, cucumber water has a greater benefit than it may seem at first glance.
The water contained in cucumbers is a natural adsorbent, capable of splitting many poisons. That is why this vegetable is useful for various poisonings. Daily use of this wonderful vegetable helps to cleanse the body, as well as removing the poisons that accumulated as a result of vital activity.
With daily consumption of cucumber juice, you reduce the number of stones in the bile duct and gall bladder. Only here it is very important not to overdo it, as an excessive amount of cucumber juice can provoke movement of stones, which is fraught with complications!
An important factor is the presence of sodium and potassium ions in cucumbers, which further strengthens its detoxification (purifying ability). In potato cucumbers, much more than sodium (17: 1), which causes a persistent but mild diuretic effect.
Thanks to the cucumber, harmful substances are removed from the body, because the water contained in cucumbers, dilutes poisons (reduces their concentration), and due to the diuretic effect they are intensively exiting the body. In addition, cucumber fiber adsorbs well (that is, absorbs) the poisons that have accumulated in the intestine.
All of the above, a mild diuretic effect and potassium saturation makes cucumbers an indispensable food for people suffering from cardiovascular diseases, accompanied by swelling.
Cucumbers in a large number include vitamins of group B, vitamin C (ascorbic acid), a lot of valuable minerals - iron, phosphorus, calcium. Cucumber is an excellent restorative, so it is very useful for catarrh of the upper respiratory tract, tuberculosis.
The effect of cucumber in tuberculosis is reinforced by the fact that the cucumber is better absorbed by proteins from food, so cucumber salad is the best and most useful side dish to fish or meat.
100 grams of cucumbers contain 3mg of iodine, this is of course small, but the thyroid gland almost completely absorbs iodine contained in cucumbers, which in turn is a preventive measure of thyroid diseases.
In addition, cucumber has properties that can help improve metabolic processes in the body.
This vegetable is low-calorie, contains folic acid, which reduces appetite. Cucumbers contain insulin-like substances that promote the normalization of blood sugar levels, preventing the change of carbohydrates to fats, so that cucumbers are actively used to combat excess kilos and in the fight against diabetes.
But this is not all the healing properties that cucumbers possess.
In the composition of cucumber puree a lot of fiber, which improves intestinal peristalsis and gently soothes inflammation, so when colitis is very useful to eat cucumbers.
Cosmetic properties of cucumbers
Cucumber juice:
- perfectly moisturizes the skin;
- cools the skin;
- whitens the skin;
- narrows the pores;
- protects from the sun.
If the skin is prone to acne and acne, then you should eat half an hour before meals three times a day to eat one cucumber of medium size with skin and without salt.
With oedematous edema edema (or in a simple way, bags under the eyes), it is necessary to make applications (appliques should be made on the entire surface located near the eyes) from fresh cucumber juice for 15 minutes, and then swelling will disappear, unless of course the cause of their appearance are not serious diseases.