Pumpkin juice is a fragrant yellowish-orange liquid with a pleasant vegetable flavor. You can buy it in the store or prepare it yourself at home. The product has many beneficial properties.
Pumpkin pulp is 90% structured water, which is very beneficial for the body. In particular, it tunes cells for a harmonious existence and normal functioning. The juice contains a large amount of carotene, vitamins A, B, E, ascorbic acid, mineral salts, zinc, vegetable fats and proteins. Pumpkin contains vitamin K, which is not found in other vegetables. This substance normalizes blood coagulation processes. There is a lot of pectin in juice, which plays an important role in metabolism, it helps to reduce blood cholesterol levels, improves peripheral blood circulation, normalizes intestinal motility, and cleanses the body of harmful substances. Pumpkin juice should be used for diseases of the liver, cardiovascular nervous system, urolithiasis, and intestinal problems. It is also useful for diabetes mellitus, prostate adenoma. As a result of regular use of the product, the functioning of the nervous system improves, and mood improves.
Pumpkin juice can be given to children from a very young age, as it helps to strengthen the immune system.
For the prevention of diseases a day, it is enough to drink 0.5 tbsp. freshly squeezed pumpkin juice in the morning half an hour before breakfast. To improve the taste, you can add apple, carrot or lemon juice to it. In case of diseases, take the remedy 2-3 times a day for 0.5 tbsp. The minimum duration of the course of admission is 10 days.
For urolithiasis, use 0.5 tbsp. pumpkin juice three times a day for 10 days. After 2 weeks, repeat the course. If you suffer from insomnia, drink 0.5 tbsp at night. juice with 1 tsp. honey. With obesity, fasting days on pumpkin juice with a simultaneous increase in the diet of fresh fruits and vegetables are useful.
Men with prostate diseases should drink a glass of pumpkin juice for 3 weeks. The course of admission must be repeated quarterly. As an external remedy, pumpkin juice is used for acne, acne, burns, cuts, abrasions.
It can be incorporated into nourishing face masks.
Pumpkin juice is very useful for pregnant women, as it helps to reduce the symptoms of toxicosis, normalizes the stool.
Pumpkin juice can be prepared in 2 ways. Required:
- pulp of young fresh pumpkin - 500 g;
- granulated sugar - 100 g;
- lemon - 1 pc.
- water - 1 l.
Peel the pumpkin, grate it on a fine grater. Dissolve sugar in hot water, boil the solution. Add the grated pumpkin, keep on low heat until boiling. Squeeze out the lemon juice and beat with a mixer. Store the drink in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.
For the second method, pass the fresh pumpkin pulp chunks through a juicer for juicing. If you don't have a juicer, grate the pieces on a fine grater and squeeze them through cheesecloth. Drink freshly squeezed juice immediately, it cannot be stored. Leftover pumpkin pulp can be used for a nourishing mask.
The harm of pumpkin juice is minimal. It should not be used by people with low acidity of gastric juice, inflammatory processes in the stomach or intestines, with diarrhea, individual intolerance to the product.
