Balsam pear cooked food nourishing blood and nourishing liver

Balsam pear originated in tropical Asia, named after bitter flesh and pulp Interestingly, if bitter melon is cooked and fried together with other foods, such as bitter melon for meat, the bitter taste does not enter the meat, so it has the reputation of "gentleman's dish" Bitter melon tender melon although bitter, but sweet old melon This is because the bitter taste of young melon comes from glucoside, which is very bitter When the fruit is mature, glucoside is broken down, and the bitter taste disappears The red jelly around the seeds is as sweet as honey Children often rush to eat it According to traditional medicine, bitter melon tastes bitter, and its nature is cold when it is born and warm when it is ripe It can remove pathogenic heat, relieve tiredness, clear heart and eyes, invigorate Qi and Yang Balsam pear can also alleviate fever, thirst, heat stroke, dysentery, prickly heat, etc In summer, people often use balsam pear to clear away heat, clear eyes and detoxify At the same time, Momordica charantia is rich in dietary fiber and vitamin C, which are nearly three times of tomato Vitamin C is an excellent antioxidant, which can improve the body's stress ability and reduce the risk of cancer In addition, balsam pear also contains balsam pear glucoside, a variety of amino acids, calcium, phosphorus, carotene, B vitamins, etc But eating balsam pear should also pay attention not to damage the spleen and lung qi Although the weather is hot in summer, people can't eat too much bitter food, and it's best to match with spicy food (such as pepper, pepper, onion, garlic), so as to avoid the bitter taste into the heart and help to nourish the lung qi.