The juice extracted from raw pumpkin has lot of health benefits and can be a good substitute for all those carbonated drinks you have. Pumpkin juice is known and is very popular among all those kids who are hard core Harry Potter fans. Pumpkins are rich in many essential nutrients such as Vitamin D, iron, copper and phosphorus. Consuming pumpkin juice which is highly regarded by the vegetarians because of its versatility of use and citrus taste is the best way to obtain all these nutritional benefits of pumpkin. Pumpkin juice is also used as an ingredient in many sweets and pharmaceutical products.
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Pumpkin juice is very simple to make. Ensure that you take small pumpkins with consistent color which are sweet and suitable for eating and making pies. Wash the pumpkin well and peel off the outer skin of the pumpkin. Then deseed the pumpkin and cut it into small chunks. Extract the pumpkin juice using a juicer. Add sugar with desired quantity to sweeten the juice. For those who are obese, you can use honey or apple juice instead of sugar. You can enhance the flavor by adding spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, or even lemon juice. Add them in moderation so that the natural taste of the juice remains intact. Serve the juice over ice so that its cooling and refreshing effect gets enhanced. Let us see some of the common benefits of pumpkin juice for skin hair and health.
Benefits of Pumpkin Juice for Skin:
Helps in maintaining skin healthy and beautiful:
Pumpkin juice is highly rich in Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and beta-carotene which help in maintaining a healthy and beautiful skin.
Helps in healing Burns, bites, and Inflammation:
The cooling property of pumpkin juice helps in treatment of burns, abscess and inflammation. It also provides relief in case of insect bites. The healing property of pumpkin juice comes from its rich content of anti-oxidants in the form of Vitamin A, C, E and minerals such as Zinc. Regularly consuming pumpkin juice will help in getting these healing properties.
Used as an ingredient in Anti-wrinkle and hydrating creams:
Pumpkin juice is used as an active ingredient in many anti- wrinkle and hydrating creams because of its high nutritional value. Pumpkin juice is used along with other ingredients such as honey, lemon juice, yoghurt, and vitamin E oil etc for different types of facials which suits different skin types.
Benefits of Pumpkin juice for Hair:
Helps in hair growth:
Pumpkin juice is also highly beneficial for the hair. Pumpkin juice is a good source for vitamin A which is highly beneficial for the scalp. It is also rich in potassium which helps in promoting the re growth of hair. Hence pumpkin juice is highly effective in treating hair loss.
Helps in moisturising dry and damaged hair:
Pumpkin conditioner made from pumpkin juice, honey, yoghurt and coconut oil is found to be effective in moisturising dry and damaged hair. Apply this conditioner mixture on hair and keep it covered with a plastic bag and leave for 15 minutes. Wash off thoroughly using shampoo and give your hair a good nourished look.
Health and Medicinal Benefits of Pumpkin Juice:
Just like pumpkin, pumpkin juice is also rich vitamins B1, B2, B6, vitamin C, E and beta carotene. It is also rich in minerals such as phosphorus, calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron, sucrose and organic matter. Pumpkin juice is also a good source for carbohydrates and some vital salts and proteins. It also has lots of medicinal and therapeutic properties making it highly recommended to take one cup of pumpkin juice everyday in your diet. Let us see some of the important health benefits of the pumpkin Juice:
Enhances functioning of kidney and urinary system:
Pumpkin juice is helpful in proper functioning of kidney and urinary system. It is also found to be highly effective in curing ulcers and acidity.
Good for Liver and Kidney:
Drinking half glass of pumpkin juice three times a day for ten days can help in improving the conditions of those who are suffering from kidney stones and gall bladder related problems. Pumpkin juice is found to be highly beneficial for liver and kidney.
Helps in digestion and cures constipation:
Pumpkin juice has got laxative properties that help in curing both constipation and loose motion. It is highly beneficial and helpful for the digestive system.
Have good sedative benefits:
Pumpkin juice has got good sedative benefits making it highly effective in curing insomnia. For those who are suffering from insomnia, drinking a glass of pumpkin juice with honey would be highly effective.
Helps in cooling your body:
Mixture of pumpkin juice and honey is a good cooling agent that can help in bringing down the body temperature
Helps in relieving from morning sickness:
Pumpkin juice is found to be effective in giving relief for those who are suffering from morning sickness, especially for pregnant women.
Helps in healing viral hepatitis and reactivates liver function:
Having pumpkin juice regularly will help in giving cure for those who are suffering from viral hepatitis A. this juice also contains many biologically active substances that helps in reactivating liver function.
Helps by boosting immunity:
Pumpkin juice can help in protecting you from various health diseases by increasing your immunity. Vitamin C and other minerals present in pumpkin juice acts as a good immunity booster.
It helps in preventing Arteriosclerosis:
Arteriosclerosis is a condition where hardening of arteries takes place. The high content of anti oxidants helps in preventing this. This orange coloured juice is also a good cleanser that helps in getting rid of build up of arterial deposits and thus helps in reducing the risks of heart diseases and stroke.
Lowers blood pressure and reduces cholesterol:
Pumpkin juice is highly effective in reducing the risks of high blood pressure. Pumpkin juice also contains a component called pectin which helps in reducing cholesterol.
