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Local cucumbers are smaller in size and have thorns all over their body, and some have flowers on the base of the melon.

Cucumber, also known as courgette and cucumber, belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. It is widely distributed throughout China and is one of the main greenhouse products. Cucumber was brought back to the Central Plains by Zhang Qian on his mission to the Western Regions during the Western Han Dynasty. It was called courgette. It was tabooed by Emperor Shi Le of the Later Zhao Dynasty during the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms

Hu

The word Hu, Hanchen Fan Tan, the governor of Xiangguo County, changed it to

Cucumber

. The stems of cucumbers are covered with hairs and are rich in juice. The leaves of cucumbers have

lobes and are covered with hairs.

South Asian cucumbers are distributed throughout South Asia. The stems and leaves are thick, easy to branch, the fruit is large, and the single fruit is heavy

. The fruit is short cylindrical

or long cylindrical

and has light skin color. The tumors are sparse and the spines are black or white. The skin is thick and the taste is light. It likes humidity and heat and strictly requires short days. There are many local varieties, such as Sikkim cucumber, Chinese Banna cucumber and Zhaotong large cucumber.

South China type cucumbers are distributed south of the Yangtze River in China and throughout Japan. The stems and leaves are luxuriant and resistant to heat and humidity. It is a short-day plant with smaller fruits, sparse tumors and many black thorns. The young fruit is green, white, and yellowish white, and the ripe fruit is yellowish brown with a light flavor, with reticulated patterns. Representative varieties include Kunming early cucumber, Guangzhou Erqing, Shanghai Yangxing, Wuhan herring gallbladder, Chongqing Dabai and Japan's green long Sagami Banbai.
North China type cucumbers are distributed in the north of the Yellow River Basin in China, Korea and Japan. The growth potential of the plants is average, they like the natural conditions of moist soil and sunny weather, and are not sensitive to the length of sunshine. The young fruit is club-shaped, green, with dense tumors and many white spines. Ripe fruit is yellow-white, without reticulation. Representative varieties include Shandong Xintai dense thorn, Beijing big thorn melon, Tangshan autumn melon, Beijing luffa green and the hybrid Zhongnong

Jinyan

Haojinza

Hao Jin Za

Hao Luchun

etc.

European and American open-field cucumbers are distributed throughout Europe and North America. The stems and leaves are lush, the fruit is cylindrical, medium in size, with sparse tumors and white thorns, and a light taste. The ripe fruit is light yellow or tan. There are varieties in Eastern Europe, Northern Europe and North America.

Nordic greenhouse cucumbers are distributed in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. The stems and leaves are luxuriant, resistant to low temperature and low light, the fruit surface is smooth, light green, and the fruit is more than

long. There are British greenhouse cucumbers, Dutch greenhouse cucumbers, etc.

Small cucumbers are distributed throughout Asia, Europe and the United States. The plants are shorter and more branching. Many flowers and fruits. Representative varieties include Yangtze long-milk cucumber.

Nutritional value of cucumber


Cucurbitacin contained in cucumber

.

Cucumber is rich in vitamins

.

Cucumber contains alanine, arginine and glutamine.

Glucosides such as fructose contained in cucumbers do not participate in normal sugar metabolism. Therefore, it will not raise blood sugar.

The propanoic acid contained in cucumber can inhibit the conversion of sugars into fat.

Cucumber is also rich in vitamins


Effects of eating cucumber


Anti-tumor
< br/> It can resist tumors, can also treat chronic hepatitis and persistent hepatitis, and can prolong the survival of patients with primary liver cancer.

Anti-aging

Plays the role of longevity and anti-aging. The cucumber enzyme in cucumber has strong biological activity and can effectively promote the body's metabolism. Apply cucumber juice to the skin to moisturize and relax wrinkles.

Prevent alcoholism

It has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on liver patients, especially patients with alcoholic cirrhosis, and can prevent and treat alcoholism.

Lowering blood sugar

If diabetics eat cucumbers instead of starchy foods to satisfy their hunger, their blood sugar will not rise but may even drop.

Lose weight and strengthen body

The fiber in melon has a certain effect on promoting the elimination of putrefactive substances in the human intestine and lowering cholesterol, and can strengthen the body.

Strengthens the brain and calms the nerves

Cucumber is beneficial to improving the function of the brain and nervous system, can calm the mind and calm the mind, and assists in the treatment of insomnia.