October 26, 2017
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南瓜是屬性溫熱的蔬菜！
萬聖節將至，第一時間當然會想到南瓜。南瓜這樣常見的蔬菜，益處甚多，味道也香甜可口，不論是日常入饌烹煮又或是製作甜點都一樣適合，即使是糖尿病人也可以南瓜的天然香甜以填補不能吃甜，更可降糖降脂，而且澱粉質豐富，更可飽肚，減肥人士也非常適合。在中醫角度，南瓜可補中益氣，更可潤肺。
南瓜﹣性溫。有補中益氣、解毒消腫、潤肺益氣、平喘化痰的功效，對久病後氣虛、乏力、便溏及脾胃虛弱尤其適合。雖然益處甚多，但由於南瓜屬性溫熱，本身有胃熱、濕熱、氣滯，及易有胃脹的人就要少吃。
Pumpkin
Everyone thinks of pumpkin as Halloween approaches. Pumpkin is a common vegetable that’s both full of nutrients and tasty. You can use for daily cooking or to make desserts. Even those with diabetes can eat it to replace sweets to lower blood sugar and fat. It is rich with starch and can help to fulfil hunger so it is also suitable for those trying to lose weight. From a Chinese medicine perspective, pumpkin can replenish vital energy and qi, and moisten the lungs.
Pumpkin- warm in nature, can replenish vital energy and strengthen qi, detoxify and relieve swelling, and moisten the lungs. It has healing affects to relieve asthma and decrease phlegm. It is especially suitable for those recovering from chronic illness with qi deficiency, those with loose stool and asthenic spleen and stomach. Although it is full of benefits and nutrients, pumpkins are warm in nature, so those with heat in stomach, damp heat, qi stagnation, or prone to abdominal bloating should avoid pumpkins.
