Herbalism focuses on the medicinal use of plants, but that doesn't mean just the herbs one might think of. This includes plants of all kinds. Every type of food we eat can help or harm us, and some foods have many more benefits than others. One super health food is the cucumber.
The Properties of Cucumber
Cucumbers are mineral dense, most of the nutrients including vitamins located in and near the skin. For this reason, cucumbers should not be peeled in order to receive the most nutrients from them. Cucumbers are valuable in their content of potassium, silicon, sodium, sulfur, magnesium, fluorine, and chlorine. The cucumber also has a high water content. Its alkaline-forming minerals represent over 64% of its content, the remaining being acid-forming minerals. This is very important as diets tend to be highly acidic. The cucumber is therefore useful in maintaining the blood alkalinity. It also serves as a natural diuretic. Cooking a cucumber risks losing the potassium and phosphorus content.
The Properties of Cucumber
Cucumbers are mineral dense, most of the nutrients including vitamins located in and near the skin. For this reason, cucumbers should not be peeled in order to receive the most nutrients from them. Cucumbers are valuable in their content of potassium, silicon, sodium, sulfur, magnesium, fluorine, and chlorine. The cucumber also has a high water content. Its alkaline-forming minerals represent over 64% of its content, the remaining being acid-forming minerals. This is very important as diets tend to be highly acidic. The cucumber is therefore useful in maintaining the blood alkalinity. It also serves as a natural diuretic. Cooking a cucumber risks losing the potassium and phosphorus content.
