THE CUCUMBER

Our Cucumber plants, the development and the various benefits

And finally the endeavors that we have been doing all this time are beginning to show the results.
The cucumber(cucumis sativus L) that I plant and care with all my heart begins to bring up the flower pistil, a sign of the process of generative development begins to run, fruit formation is in progress, possibly in the not too distant future, cucumber fruit our results will soon be able to harvest the prime.

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Although the number of plants is relatively small, because the land we have is not as large and still has to share the place with some other horticulture varieties, I still hope that my results can be maximized.

CUCUMBER (Cucumis Sativus L)

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Cucumber is a vine that the result can be consumed directly as fresh fruit or in cooking as a vegetable or salad.

As we know, Cucumber is rich in benefits and is very good for the health of the human body, among the benefits of cucumber that can be felt directly is as follows :

• Controlling blood pressure
  Eating raw cucumber or cucumber juice is believed to be able to stabilize blood pressure, because of the potassium, magnesium and natural fibers contained in cucumber.

• Keep the intestine and digestion
  Natural fiber content contained in cucumber proved capable of digestion such as stomach mules, ulcers or constipation.

• Kidney Health
  Cucumber is also able to maintain kidney and bladder health, abundant water content in cucumber helps the kidney performance in producing urine (urine)

• Lowering blood sugar levels
  Consuming cucumber is very good for diabetics because cucumber contains manganese minerals that are beneficial to the process of synthesis of the hormone insulin in the body.

• More and more benefit of Cucumber
  Cucumber awakening is also able to lower cholesterol levels with sterol compounds contained in cucumber fruit, increase endurance, prevent dehydration with vitamin C content that is proven to boost the immune system so not easily attacked by disease, abundant water content also keep the body condition from dehydration.
  And the most common is in use as a mask on facial skin, vitamin E content of cucumber proved able to tighten facial skin, reduce wrinkles and eliminate black spots on the face.
  Cucumber also contains Lariciresol, pinoresol and secoisolariciresinol.
  The three content is believed to play a role in inhibiting cancer growth, such as colon cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer and prostate cancer.

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We hope that the cucumber we are cultivating will continue to be healthy until the harvest is over, so that the benefits of such exceptional Timun can be enjoyed by all STEEMIAN friends, by coming to our garden or buying in the market for sure.

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Thanks a Lot, Best Regards