Iced Sprite Bitter Gourd

Name: Iced Sprite Bitter Gourd
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: A Bitter gourd; Some Strawberry; Some Sprite

by ☆Happy food☆

4.6 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

30m

Serving

2

Bitter melon is also called "bitter melon". Its taste is bitter and cold in nature. It has the functions of clearing the heart and improving eyesight, cooling thirst, clearing the six meridians and relieving fire, replenishing qi, promoting fluid, and relieving fatigue. In addition, bitter melon also enters the lung meridian and stomach meridian. , It has the effects of purging lungs and laxatives, invigorating the spleen and appetizing the stomach, detoxifying and eliminating carbuncle.

1. Momordica charantia has a high content of vitamin C, which can prevent scurvy, protect cell membranes, prevent atherosclerosis, improve the body's stress ability, and protect the heart.

2. Momordica charantia in bitter gourd is known as the "fat killer" which can reduce the intake of fat and polysaccharides.

3. The bitter gourd and bitter gourd in bitter gourd can increase appetite, invigorate the spleen and appetite.

4. The alkaloid substance quinine contained in bitter gourd has the effects of diuresis and blood circulation, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic, clearing heart and improving purpose.

5. The fresh juice of bitter gourd contains bitter gourd glycosides and insulin-like substances. It has a good blood sugar lowering effect and is an ideal food for diabetic patients.
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Ingredients

Iced Sprite Bitter Gourd

1. Wash bitter gourd, slice and remove the flesh

2. Bring a proper amount of water to a boil, pour in the bitter gourd slices and boil for about 1-2 minutes.

3. Take out the tap water to shower

4. Put it in a container, you can add proper amount of salt or not according to your taste

5. Just pour in the bitter gourd slices without sprite, cut an appropriate amount of diced strawberries, or decorate with soaked goji berries.

6. Put it in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours and you can eat it! The longer the soaking time, the lighter the bitterness will be. The bitter gourd is most suitable for summer consumption!

7. Appreciation of finished products

8. Appreciation of finished products

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2. Who should not eat bitter gourd

Although bitter gourd has many advantages, it is not suitable for all people.

1. People with deficiency of the spleen and stomach should not eat more or raw bitter gourd. Bitter gourd is a cold product. People who usually have loose stools, long urine, anorexia and fear of cold, pale complexion, pale tongue and heavy pulse are mostly people with deficiency of Yang Qi or deficiency of spleen and stomach. Such people should not eat it often. Bitter gourd, otherwise symptoms such as gastric discomfort, bloating, abdominal pain, and even vomiting and diarrhea will easily occur.

2. People with low blood pressure and low blood sugar should not eat bitter gourd. Bitter gourd can lower blood pressure and blood sugar. People with low blood pressure or blood sugar should not eat bitter gourd. Otherwise, it may cause symptoms of hypoglycemia. In severe cases, it is not good for heart health. Normal people consume bitter gourd in excess.

3 Pregnant women should eat bitter gourd carefully. Bitter melon contains quinine. Excessive consumption can stimulate uterine contractions and cause miscarriage.

4. Preschool children should not eat bitter gourd. Children are pure yang bodies, often with excess stomach and insufficient spleen. In addition, children's self-control ability is poor, so overeating bitter gourd is easy to hurt the spleen and stomach.

5. Bitter gourd should not be eaten raw often. Bitter melon contains oxalic acid. If bitter melon is eaten suddenly, excessive intake of oxalic acid will combine with calcium in the body to form calcium oxalate stones.