Cucumber fruit (boh timoen)

hi loyal friend steemians and his masters,
good night happy weekend and good fun and calm.
this time I want to share tips and tricks about fresh multifunction fruit and easy to find in my area of ​​Aceh, namely cucumber fruit.

Cucumber Fruit

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Cucumber is a fruit or vegetables that contain lots of water and textured crisp, which is usually served in a complement to eat rice salad, salad, until the sandwich. The content of cucumber cloves is very low, but it contains many nutrients rather than just water and electrolytes. even almost all the nutrients needed for a balanced diet are contained in this refreshing vegetable fruit.

well this is just the right he some benefits and side effects of cucumber:
This vegetable is best harvested when young, when the meat is still soft and crunchy. It has a slightly sweet taste, especially if eaten raw as a salad or sandwich or in the form of juice.

as for its benefits for health are:

1. Can to overcome chronic constipation,
2. Prevents indigestion and prevents gastric disease associated with bowel detoxification,
3. Helps kidney function by promoting urination, consumption of these fruits or vegetables regularly can also dissolve kidney stones,
4. Helping Digestive problems such as heartburn, stomach acid, gastritis and even gastric ulcers can be cured by consuming cucumber routine or cucumber juice,
5. Not only the meat, but also very useful. Seeds of cucumber are considered as natural remedies to release tapeworms from within the intestinal tract. Seeds also have anti-inflammatory properties that are effective for the treatment of swelling of the mucous membranes of the nose and throat,
6. beneficial reduces high blood pressure levels, reduces heart rate by minimizing the effects of sodium,
7. cucumber contains antioxidants such as carotene, zea - ​​xanthin and lutein. these compounds act as free radical cleaners that are commonly causing aging and other age related diseases,
8. Prevents the production of nitric oxide which causes excessive inflammation,
9. cucumber juice contains hormones that are needed by the pancreas in producing insulin which is very beneficial for diabetic patients,
10. fruit and fresh green vegetables are also useful to reduce the risk of developing some types of cancer such as breast cancer, colon cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer and prostate cancer,
11. Good to support dental health,
12. cucumber can also be used to cure drunkenness and headaches,
13. useful regulate blood pressure, both high blood pressure and low blood pressure,
14. useful for skin,
15. Etc.

Side effects are:

1. May cause Allergies, especially around the oral cavity that cause itching and swelling, This can be prevented by cooking it before consumption or not eaten in raw form,
2. Can cause indigestion in some people, this is mainly due to the content of cucurbitacin compounds in the cucumber,
3. Cucumber can also cause poisoning and baldness because it contains certain chemicals. this will usually happen if a person consumes a cucumber in excessive amounts. To avoid this, avoid also picking cotton-wrinkled fruit - or that have a slightly bitter taste ,
4. Etc.

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2. Watermelon (boh timoen bruek)
3. Banana (pisang)
4. Yam (bengkuang)
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