For centuries, people have been growing and eating pumpkin. This vegetable has a lot of medicinal properties and outstanding taste. Pumpkin appeared in Russia in the 16th century and firmly took its place in traditional Russian cuisine. No less useful are its seeds, which contain up to 40% of valuable vegetable oil. For the first time it was made from pumpkin seeds in Austria by hand, and initially it was sold only in pharmacies.
The unique composition has pumpkin oil, useful properties and contraindications (very few) allow you to call it "green gold". The cost of a glass of this product in the Middle Ages was equal to the price of a gold ring. And today, pumpkin oil is an expensive product. The technology of its manufacture is very time-consuming, but it is precisely this that allows you to save the largest number of useful components.
Composition of pumpkin seed oil
From pumpkin seeds , an oil is obtained that contains many easily digestible proteins, about 50 macro- and microelements, vitamins A, C, P, E, F, K and group B. In addition, it contains chlorophyll, phytosterols, phospholipids and flavonoids. The composition of the oil also includes linolenic and linoleic acids, the presence of which is very important for the human body.
Pumpkin oil: useful properties and contraindications
This vegetable oil primarily favorably affects the state of the digestive system, heart and blood vessels, endocrine and nervous systems. It is able to cleanse the body of carcinogens, toxins and toxins, strengthen immunity, normalize hormonal levels.
Its components are involved in protein and fat metabolism, hematopoiesis, insulin synthesis - this is what pumpkin oil is useful for. The tool stabilizes blood pressure, contributes to the rhythmic work of the heart. It is useful to use pumpkin oil in the complex of therapeutic measures for hypertension, arrhythmia, anemia, atherosclerosis, and coronary disease.
The drug is often prescribed for hepatitis, fatty liver disease and the treatment of cholecystitis. In gallstone disease, pumpkin oil is also used, whose beneficial properties and contraindications require caution in this case, since it can cause stones to move.
Gastric ulcer, gastroduodenitis, colitis, enterocolitis are indications for taking this drug. The slight laxative effect of the oil will help in the treatment of flatulence, constipation, and in the fight against helminthiases. The sedative effect gives a positive result in the treatment of headaches, insomnia, nervous disorders.
Both the seeds and their oil are popularly used to treat the urinary system, male and female sexual ailments. Oil improves spermatogenesis, enhances erection, has a beneficial effect on the prostate gland. It is used to alleviate the menopause and PMS, normalize ovulation, and treat infertility.
Pumpkin Oil: Application
Consumer reviews and contraindications should definitely be studied before starting treatment, where this oil will be used as the main means. Also, consulting a doctor on this issue will not hurt.
In most cases, you need to take a teaspoon of pumpkin oil three times a day. It is drunk 1 hour before meals or 2 hours after a meal. Do not drink pumpkin oil with water. The course of administration is from two weeks to one month.
Having decided to use pumpkin oil, its beneficial properties and contraindications must be studied in detail in order to get the maximum positive effect from its use.
The bactericidal effect of the product makes it possible to successfully combat dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, fungal skin diseases, herpes, insect bites, as well as traumatic wounds and burns. In these cases, the internal reception is combined with the external. Damaged skin areas are washed with soap and greased with pumpkin oil 4 times a day. Continue for 1 month.
The negative effect of pumpkin oil can be observed when the dosage is exceeded and the dosage regimen is violated. Some people have an individual intolerance to the product from the seeds of this vegetable. When used by people suffering from gallstone disease and diabetes, a doctor’s consultation is required.