How Much Does Cucurbita (Gourd Family) Pumpkin Cost Per Jin, Plus Its "Fa Wu" Taboos and Peeling Method

Pumpkin, a species in the genus Cucurbita of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), is an annual trailing herbaceous plant. It originated in the region from Mexico to Central America and is widely cultivated around the world. It was introduced to China during the Ming Dynasty and is now widely grown in both the north and south. So, how much does pumpkin cost per jin? Is it a "fa wu"? What should it not be eaten with? How do you peel it quickly?

1. How much does pumpkin cost per jin?

According to Ms. Li from the Mawangdui farmers' market in Changsha, Hunan, the current market price of pumpkin is 0.6-1.3 yuan per jin.

2. Is pumpkin a "fa wu"?

Pumpkin is a "fa wu" (a food that can trigger or worsen underlying conditions); it can easily bring on latent or old ailments and can also make some diseases more severe, so you must be especially careful when eating pumpkin. If eaten improperly, it can have a considerable impact on health. Pumpkin contains a large amount of protein, and some of these proteins can act as allergens; these allergens stimulate the human immune system, making it very easy to trigger various old ailments. In addition, the nutrients in pumpkin produce certain hormones during metabolism, and these hormones can affect the function of certain tissues in the body, and may even cause functional disorders, making it easy to trigger various diseases and cause old ailments to recur, so pumpkin is a "fa wu".

3. What should pumpkin not be eaten with?

Pumpkin + Shanghai bok choy: reduces nutrition

Pumpkin + chicken: hinders nutrient absorption

Pumpkin + carp: can cause poisoning

Pumpkin + cutlassfish: can easily cause poisoning

Pumpkin + shrimp: can cause diarrhea and bloating

Pumpkin + rapeseed (bok choy): reduces the nutritional value of the rapeseed

Pumpkin + celery: can cause bloating and diarrhea

Pumpkin + baby bok choy: reduces nutritional value

Pumpkin + tomato: reduces nutrition

Pumpkin + bitter melon: destroys vitamin C

Pumpkin + papaya: reduces nutritional value

Pumpkin + buckwheat: opposite functions, not suitable to eat together

Pumpkin + chili pepper: destroys vitamin C

Pumpkin + lamb: can cause jaundice and athlete's foot

Pumpkin + eel: physical discomfort

Pumpkin + lamb: both are tonics at the same time, causing gastrointestinal qi stagnation

Pumpkin + sea fish: eating them together causes poisoning

Pumpkin + skipjack tuna: eating them together easily causes poisoning; black beans and licorice can be used as an antidote

Pumpkin + carp: eating them together causes poisoning

Pumpkin + crab: eating them together causes poisoning

Pumpkin + mantis shrimp: dysentery

Pumpkin + rapeseed (bok choy): reduces the absorption of vitamin C

Pumpkin + Chinese yam: pumpkin contains a vitamin C decomposing enzyme, so if eaten with Chinese yam, the vitamin C will be decomposed and destroyed.

Pumpkin + shrimp: eating them together causes dysentery; black beans and licorice can be used as an antidote

Pumpkin is a warming food, so it is not suitable for patients with heat syndromes, such as pink eye, restlessness and irritability, dry and hard stools, and dark yellow urine, or for conditions in which certain tissues of the body feel a burning sensation, all of which are heat syndrome diseases. Pumpkin also generates damp toxins and dampness, so patients with damp syndrome diseases should not eat pumpkin; for example, skin diseases, arthritis, gout, rheumatism, and rheumatoid diseases are all unsuitable for eating pumpkin.

4. How do you peel pumpkin quickly?

★ Steps for peeling a flat, round pumpkin:

Rinse the pumpkin clean, and cut it in half with an ordinary kitchen knife.

Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds and pulp inside.

Because the pumpkin skin is fairly hard, first cut the pumpkin into small pieces.

Then place each small piece on a cutting board to steady it, and cut off the skin; it is very simple and very quick.

★ Steps for peeling a long, round pumpkin:

The difference from the method above is that you can first cut it into short cylindrical sections, like the thick slices of winter melon sold in supermarkets, then cut them into small pieces 4-5 cm wide, and then remove the skin from each small piece.