A cold piece of watermelon and fresh is lucrative to be a healthy dish. Fruits that contain high water content, apart from good to eat as a fresh dessert or a drink in the form of juice, it is also nutritious for health.
Watermelon, or Citrullus vulgaris Schard Latin name, is a kind of vines. The spherical fruit of this magnitude can be sized human head. They were green with white lines. The flesh is generally red, watery and seedy, but there are also yellow. But the most important part and contains many nutrients are part of the green near the skin. What is clear, because it tastes sweet and fresh, almost everyone likes to fruit on this one.
The pulp itself is low in calories and contains water, protein, carbohydrates, fats, fiber, ash, vitamins (A, B, and C), amino acids, sirulin, aminoasetat acid, malic acid, phosphoric acid, arginine, betaine, lycopene, carotene , bromine, sodium, Kalim, sylvite, lysine, fructose, dextrose, and sucrose. Sitrulin and arginine play a role in the formation of urea in the liver from ammonia and CO2 so that the discharge of urine increases. The content of potassium is high enough, can help normalize the heart and blood pressure.
Watermelon seeds rich in nutrients with a yellow colored oil content, protein, sitrulin, vitamin B12, and the enzyme urease. Kukurbositrin active compounds in the seeds could stimulate the kidneys and keep the blood pressure to remain normal.
Watermelon is believed to come from the tropics and subtropics of Africa, precisely in the Kalahari desert. According to research, the fruit was first harvested 5,000 years ago in Egypt. According to ancestral beliefs that time, the watermelon is used for the burial of kings that the spirit may get nutrition in the afterlife. From there, the melon was taken round to the countries in the world, including Indonesia. Because it is easy to grow, both in lowland and highland (about 1,000 meters above sea level), this fruit can now be found everywhere. Included on the edge of the road, desert scrub, beach, or in the garden and yard.
If you're dieting, the watermelon is your best friend. The fruit is free of fat and sugar levels have a combination of limited and abundant moisture. Moreover, the fruit of this one is quickly filling in the stomach. For those who are troubled with this weight would be good news.
Not only that. Watermelon is also very good for people with hypertension. The water content and high kalimnya can menetralisi blood pressure. In addition, the watermelon is useful to intensify the work of the heart. Antioxidants including beta-carotene and vitamin C helps the body cells stay healthy. It also serves to stimulate more rapid discharge of urine, so it is good for those with impaired urination.
One of the benefits of watermelon fruit that may be very useful as anticancer. This is due to the lycopene content in watermelon, which can counteract free radicals and crush the seeds of cancer in the body. So, eat lots of fruit this most every day was no problem. Precisely by consuming them, the risk of cervical cancer and pancreatic cancer in women proved to be reduced. Against gastrointestinal cancers, lycopene in watermelon fruit could prevent up to half the risk is reduced. Such as oral cavity cancer, esophagus cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, and cancer of the anus. Similarly, prostate cancer.
In addition to cancer, substance lycopene is useful to create a glowing face, fresh, and younger.
Some other benefits of watermelon, among them:
Reduce fever and prevent thrush
Cool / cool the body during hot weather, peluruh urine (diuretic), anti-inflammation, intestinal lubricant, and eliminates thirst
Drugs 'summer heat' (symptoms of a disease characterized by a lot of sweat, thirst, body temperature increases, the color of clear urine, diarrhea, and irritability) in traditional Chinese medicine,
For men: increase fertility and help men's sexual arousal
For the elderly: restoring health problems more quickly and improve mental ability and memory acuity
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