Cucumber is a very popular and widely cultivated vegetable in India. Cucumber belongs to the same plant family as squash, pumpkin etc. It contains almost all the essential elements needed for the preservation of health. Like watermelon, cucumber is made up of mostly (95 percent) water, which means eating them during hot summer can help you stay hydrated. The alkaline-forming minerals in the cucumber represent 64.05 per cent and the acid-forming minerals 35.95per cent. This mineral gives cucumber definite remedial and curative properties.
However there are some reasons to eat cucumbers all year long. With vitamin B, K, C, copper, potassium, and manganese.
1.Cucumbers can help your nutrient deficiencies. Cucumber plays an important role in brain health, it contains an anti-flammatory flavono called fisetin, and in addition it enhances your memory and protects your nerve cells from age-related decline in mice with Alzheimer’s disease.
2.Cucumber fight Inflammation, it helps to “cool” the inflammatory response in your body, and animal studies suggest that cucumber extract reduce unwanted inflammation.
3. Placing a cucumber slice on the roof of your mouth may help to rid your mouth of odor-causing bacteria. According to the principles of Ayurveda, eating cucumbers may also help to release excess heat in your stomach, which is said to be a primary cause of bad breath
4. Cucumber helps in urinary disorder. Cucumber seed are rich in potassium. Emulsion of shelled seeds has been found highly beneficial in the treatment of burning sensation in urinary calculi or stone in person who are predisposed to such disorders. Emulsion of the shelled seeds mixed with curd, is useful in dissolving the gravel in urinary tract and in reducing hypacidity of the urine.http://ebenhood..in/2017/01/amazing-health-benefits-of-cucumber.html?m=1

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