Cucumber is a kind of common vegetable in our daily diet. It not only contains a variety of nutrients which are essential to human body, but also has a lot of therapeutic effects on our health. Generally speaking, cucumber has the following seven kinds of therapeutic effects on human body.

First, anti-tumor:
Cucumber contains cucurbitacin C, which has the effect of increasing the immune function of human body, so it can achieve the purpose of resisting against tumor. In addition, this material is also helpful for the treatment of chronic hepatitis, and it also has the effect of prolonging the life cycle of the patients with primary liver cancer.

Second, anti-aging:
Cucumber is rich in vitamin E, which can prolong human life and play an anti-aging effect. What’s more, the enzyme contained in cucumber has a strong biological activity, which can effectively promote the metabolism of the body. Many women use cucumber juice to wash their face, which has the effect of moisturizing the skin and eliminating the wrinkles on the face.

Third, to prevent and treat alcoholism:
Cucumber contains a large number of alanine, arginine and glutamine, which have certain adjuvant therapeutic effect for the liver patients, particularly the patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis, which can prevent alcoholism.

Fourth, to lower the level of blood sugar:
Cucumber contains glucoside and fructose, which do not participate in the normal metabolism of glucose. So if the diabetic patients eat cucumber instead of other starchy foods, it not only will not increase blood sugar, and even can lower the level of blood sugar.

Fifth, to help lose weight and strength the body:
The tartronic acid contained in cucumber can inhibit the carbohydrate transforming into fat. In addition, the cellulose contained in cucumber can promote the discharge of the decayed materials in the intestinal tract and lower the level of cholesterol. As a result, it can strengthen the body.

Sixth, to invigorate the brain and sooth the nerves:
Cucumber contains great amounts of vitamin B1, which is beneficial to improve the function of the brain and the nervous system. And it has a good effect of soothing the nerves and treat insomnia.

Seventh, skin care:
Cucumber is rich in vitamin E and enzymes, in addition to the moisturizing and anti-aging effect, it also has a good effect of eliminating the pores on the face. It can effectively promote the metabolism of the body, expand the blood vessels of the skin, promote blood circulation, and so on. As a result, nowadays many manufacturers have added cucumber in the skin-care products or cosmetics.