Vegetarian Nutrition Recipes

Author: Liu Hong
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: Nutrition: Buddha's Hand Melon, also known as "Clasped Hand Melon," "Pear Melon," or "Fist Melon," etc. The fruit is long (ellipsoid) and pear-shaped. It comes in green and white varieties, with the peak harvest season from May to September. When selecting, choose fruits that are fresh green, with a glossy skin and no visible longitudinal grooves, as well as those with tender, unhardened skin. Buddha's Hand Melon contains nutrients such as protein, fat, carbohydrates, ash, minerals (calcium, phosphorus, iron), provitamin A, vitamin C, and niacin, making it an ideal vegetable.
Therapeutic Effects: Relieves gas and pain, opens the chest and clears the diaphragm. Buddha's Hand Melon aids digestion, stops vomiting, and relieves hiccups. It is effective for indigestion and stagnation pain. Boiling Buddha's Hand Melon in water and drinking it can alleviate stomach discomfort. Commonly, it is used in dishes or soups with dried tangerine peel (Chenpi) to achieve the effects of dispelling cold and promoting qi flow. Additionally, steaming pork, fermented black beans, chili peppers, and Buddha's Hand Melon together, and serving it as a meal, can refresh the stomach, promote qi flow, and aid digestion.
Reduces phlegm and relieves asthma. Using Buddha's Hand Melon to make a medicinal wine can reduce phlegm and treat coughs. To make medicinal Buddha's Hand Melon, take two to three two-handfuls of alkaline rock salt and the juice from ten to twelve flowers of goat's rue, place them inside a fresh Buddha's Hand Melon, let it dry, and store it for a long time to create a medicinal dried Buddha's Hand Melon, which is effective for treating asthma. When using it, scrape 1.2–1.5 grams of crushed Buddha's Hand Melon with a small knife, mix it with boiling water, and drink it to achieve the effects of reducing phlegm and relieving asthma.