Pumpkin seeds contain anti-stress, reduce anxiety, antibacterial and even prevent cancer.

    Before processing pumpkins for meals, desserts or decorating, remember to retain its seeds. Do not throw away pumpkin seeds as you like by like throwing away a lot of the nutrients and benefits inherent there.

1 Nutrients and vitamins

Pumpkin seeds are a great source of nutrition, providing all the nutrients such as manganese, magnesium, iron, copper, tryptophan, zinc, phosphorus, and many other minerals and vitamins.
Pumpkin seeds have health benefits. Photo: Fitnea.

Pumpkin seeds have health benefits. Photo: Fitnea.

2 Tryptophan - an essential amino acid in the protein

Ingredients tryptophan in pumpkin seeds help fight depression. Once in the body, tryptophan is converted into niacin and serotonin hormones are useful, help combat negative feelings.

3 Glutamate

These are necessary components to create GABA - an anti-neuron nervous tension, reduces anxiety and cases involving other stress.

4 Zinc

These are minerals help strengthen the immune system and prevent osteoporosis.

5 Phytosterol

This substance works to reduce LDL cholesterol (the bad actors) and increase HDL (good for the body). Phytosterols are also effective in preventing certain cancers.

6 Rich in antioxidants

Pumpkin seeds contain a lot of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and phenolic antioxidants. It also contains vitamin E in many forms. The researchers also found that the mineral grains contain antioxidants such as manganese, zinc, such as ferulic, protocatechuic, caffeic, vanillic, sinapic and syringic acid, hydroxybenzoiccoumaric.
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In folklore, pumpkin seeds are used as a pharmaceutical treatment is very effective worms. Photo: Fitnea.

7 Antibacterial Properties

According to experts, the extract from pumpkin seeds and seed oil have been known for a long time because of their antibacterial benefits. Many studies have pointed out the role of a single protein in pumpkin seeds have antibacterial properties. The Lingnan in pumpkin seeds include lariciresinol, medioresinol, and pinoresinol also proven antimicrobial properties and especially anti-virus. Thus folk, people often eat pumpkin seeds have anthelmintic effect removal.

Supports 8 diabetic patients

Some studies have demonstrated that the pumpkin seed extracts can improve insulin adjustment process and to protect the kidneys. County is especially good for diabetics.

9 Preventing Cancer

Because pumpkin seeds rich in antioxidants should be able to slow down the deterioration of cells, reducing cancer risk. Many scientific work has focused on the study of Lingnan in the nuts found it possible to reduce the risk of breast cancer and prostate.

10 Treatment of prostatic hyperplasia benign

Oil and pumpkin seed extracts are used in the treatment of prostate cancer. Many studies have shown that nutrients in pumpkin seeds and its extracts have therapeutic effects prostatic hyperplasia benign. These compounds include lignans, phytosterols, zinc and other nutrients.

11 Protein

Besides the antioxidant and other beneficial nutrients such, pumpkin seeds are also an excellent source of protein. Approximately 30 grams of pumpkin seeds contain up to 9.4 grams of protein.

Thi Tran (Fitnea)