Pumpkin leaves are edible. Pumpkin leaves are tender leaves of pumpkin. They are green young leaves and are also medicinal materials for dietotherapy. It is rich in vitamins, amino acids and dietary fiber, and its nutritional value is also very rich. People can fully absorb these nutrients after eating pumpkin leaves, which has a good effect on maintaining health.
2. The efficacy and function of pumpkin leaves are introduced.
Clearing heat and relieving summer heat: Pumpkin leaves are cool food, sweet and bitter. Eating them in summer has a good effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. It has a good auxiliary treatment effect on summer heat and thirst, and is a food suitable for hot summer. Hemostasis: Pumpkin leaves are not only edible, but also a medicinal material, which can be used to stop bleeding and relieve pain. People can use it to treat minor wounds. Usually pumpkin leaves can be dried and ground into powder, and then dried and preserved. If necessary, pumpkin leaf powder can be directly sprinkled on the wound to stop bleeding and relieve pain. In addition, if you have burns, you can also use some pumpkin leaf powder temporarily to reduce the formation of blisters. Nutrition: Pumpkin leaves are rich in chlorophyll and have many functions such as hematopoiesis, vitamin supplementation and detoxification. In addition, pumpkin leaves are rich in vitamins, dietary fiber, minerals, amino acids and other nutrients. After eating, these nutrients can be absorbed by the human body, thus supplementing the nutrients needed by the human body. Treatment of dysentery: Pumpkin leaves contain natural bactericidal ingredients. After people eat it, they can destroy bacteria that endanger intestinal health, such as Shigella dysenteriae.