Pumpkin seeds are often found in traditional medicine to treat prostate inflammation.
This attention is justified by the uniqueness of the chemical composition of the product. It should be noted that pumpkin seeds for prostatitis are an additional therapeutic component, but do not replace the drug.
Composition and useful properties
The main value of pumpkin seeds is the oil they contain, so they should be eaten raw. The main components of the composition:
- Gamma-, delta- and alpha-tocopherols (isomeric compounds that make up vitamin E) are powerful antioxidants that protect cells from damage by external factors. Taking the isomer alone (alpha-tocopherol acetate, which is sold in pharmacies) leads to the destruction of its constituent wastes and does not benefit the body. In pumpkin seeds, vitamin E is contained as a whole in a well -absorbed form. Regular intake of the product effectively restores and protects prostate cells.
- Phytosterols (plant hormones), including beta-sitosterol, are very important. This substance inhibits the uncontrolled proliferation of prostate cells by suppressing the activity of dihydrotestosterone.
- Minerals: iron (in 100g almost 100% of the daily value), copper, selenium, potassium, cobalt, zinc.
- Vitamin B complex
- Unsaturated and unsaturated fatty acids (omega-6, linoleic, oleic).
- Chlorophyll is a substance with significant antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and regenerative (regenerative) properties. With bacterial prostatitis, it is taken in pill form.
Zinc is very important for the health of the prostate gland, because it regulates the activity of dihydrotestosterone, a hormone under the influence of prostate cells begin to grow (hyperplasia develops). The prostate contains more zinc than other organs. With its deficiency, the glandular cell membranes become vulnerable, and local immunity decreases.
Regular consumption of pumpkin seeds helps prevent the worsening of chronic prostatitis. Immune protection is enhanced at the cellular level, prostate tissue regains the ability to reject the factors that provoke inflammation. Seeds are also useful for prostate atrophy.
Dangerous
Pumpkin seeds should not be used excessively. This product has a number of contraindications:
- Diabetes mellitus.
- Gallstones.
- Diarrhea of various origins. Pumpkin seeds have a mild laxative effect.
- Inflammation of gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, acidity.
- Pancreatitis.
- Individual intolerance.
Pumpkin seeds should not be discarded if the stool is a little loose at the beginning of the day. Digestion will return to normal.
Recipes
Pumpkin seeds for prostatitis can be used in various forms. The simplest recipe is 50 pieces raw per day. The oil squeezed out is also useful (not necessarily pressing at home - it’s labor -intensive and not economically economical). The main thing is not to let the seeds become heat treatment. Heating will remove the product from a large number of its beneficial nutrients and turn some of it into toxins (as happens with honey) - most of the vitamins will be lost, the oil will oxidize.
Pumpkin balls
Pumpkin balls are a healthy and easy dessert to make. Recipe:
- Kisar 500 g seeds;
- Mix with 300 g of honey (medium density);
- Cool to thicken;
- Roll into cherry -sized balls.
The resulting candies are stored in the refrigerator. For the prevention of prostatitis and during its treatment, you need to dissolve one ball in the morning on an empty stomach. The course lasts until the last candy.
Pumpkin and honey paste
Pumpkin and honey pasta are lazy honey ball variants. To cook, you also need to grind 500 g of seeds, mix with 300 g of honey and put in the refrigerator. You can add nuts in the recipe.
Take a teaspoon of pasta before breakfast and dinner. The course is 3-4 weeks.
Pumpkin flour
Pumpkin flour is made by grinding the seeds in a blender. In this form, the product is digested faster and easier to digest. Take one teaspoon before breakfast and dinner. This course is one and a half months.
Pumpkin flour sticks to the mucous membranes of the oral cavity, so it is uncomfortable to use it in its pure form. Can be mixed with honey, milk, water in a ratio of 1: 1.
There is a special method of cleansing the body: for three weeks in the morning on an empty stomach, take two tablespoons of flour from pumpkin seeds and the same amount of kefir.
With garlic
Taking pumpkin seeds with garlic (more on the use of garlic for prostatitis) solves several problems at once:
- Prostate function improves.
- Purification of blood vessels.
- Get rid of helminths.
Cooking recipe: grind 200 g seeds, 6 cloves of garlic in a blender, add two tablespoons of honey. Insist 12 hours. Take one tablespoon once a day on an empty stomach. The course of treatment is 5 days.
With vegetable oil
Pumpkin seeds with oil are not only beneficial for prostatitis, but also effective for cleansing the liver.
How to cook:grind 200 g pumpkin seeds, add 200 g olives, flax seeds or sesame oil, heat a little in a water bath, then leave for two hours. Take one teaspoon three times a day for three weeks.
Tortilla
Pumpkin seed cake is suitable for fasting therapy, which is very helpful in relieving the symptoms of chronic prostatitis.Recipe:
- Grind 100 g of seeds in a blender, add 50 g of cocoa powder, one teaspoon of sugar;
- Stir until smooth;
- Divide the resulting dough into 12 parts;
- Form a cake, put in the fridge.
Throughout the treatment (12 days), you should eat a flat cake in the morning on an empty stomach, then follow a vegetarian diet.
Mixture to normalize urination
The mixture prepared according to the recipe below has anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, diuretic and analgesic effects. Suitable for acute prostatitis.
You need 100 g of each of the following components:
- Pumpkin seeds.
- Flax seeds and flax.
- Blackberry leaves.
- Old flowers, St. John's wort. John, linden.
Pour 50 g of chamomile into the mixture. Pour 500 ml of boiling water over four tablespoons of collection, leave for two hours. Divide the total volume produced into four doses and drink during the day.
Recipe number 2: take a tablespoon of pumpkin seeds, black poplar buds, rose hips, ginseng root and goldenrod herb, pour 250 ml of boiling water, hold in a water bath for 15 minutes (without boiling). Drink 100 ml of chilled and sliced drink twice a day. The course of treatment is three weeks.
Salad
Pumpkin seeds can be used to make not only sweet desserts, but also healthy snacks. Salads with the addition of seeds are included in the menu for various forms of prostatitis.
Autumn Salad
Material:
- 50 g raw radish;
- 50 g of raw pumpkin pulp;
- One tablespoon of pumpkin seeds;
- One tablespoon of sour cream.
Grate vegetables on a coarse grater, mix with seeds, season with sour cream.
With spinach
Spinach salad is not recommended for men with calculus prostatitis. Ingredients:
- 50 g each of pumpkin seeds, spinach, parsley.
- One carrot.
- One clove of garlic.
- 20 g of lemon juice.
- Flavors: rosemary, thyme.
Grate carrots on a coarse grater, chop vegetables, add seeds. Mix lemon juice with rosemary, thyme and oil, leave for 10 minutes, seasoning salad.
Beetroot
Component:
- 600 g boiled beets.
- 50 g pumpkin seeds.
- 150 g sour cream.
- Two tablespoons of grated fresh radish root.
- One teaspoon of cinnamon.
- Salt to taste.
Cut the beets into arbitrary pieces, add the seeds. Dressing: mix sour cream, carrots, salt and cinnamon.
How to choose seeds
Characteristics of quality pumpkin seeds suitable for the treatment of prostatitis:
- Raw (not fried);
- No chips, stains, traces of mold;
- Not wet, dry;
- Without salt or other additives;
- Free from foreign odors.
Store the seeds in a closed glass jar placed in the refrigerator (fat that is oxidized at room temperature will spoil the product). Maximum storage time is 2 months.
Doctor's review
Doctors consider pumpkin seeds to be a useful product, and its medicinal properties do not apply only to the treatment of prostatitis. The substances contained in the seeds maintain the tone of blood vessels and skin, enhance the body's immune defenses, and prevent hypertension.
The amino acid L-arginine, which is essential for the production of nitric oxide, is specially highlighted by experts. This material loosens the vascular wall and expands the lumen of the duct. For a man, this means good blood circulation and a confident erection. There is more L-arginine in pumpkin seeds than in cow’s or milk (the recognized leader in this amino acid content).
For prostatitis, doctors often prescribe supplies of pumpkin seed oil: suppositories and capsules. Such funds have a significant anti-inflammatory and regrowth effect.
Male Reviews
"I regularly eat pumpkin seeds for general body strengthening, and also for the prevention of prostatitis. I have loved them since childhood, so, apparently, I don't suffer from prostatitis, like most of my colleagues. "
"Pumpkin seeds mixed with honey were recommended to me by the doctor who treated me for exacerbating chronic prostatitis. I immediately canceled the vitamin complex supplement. He said that simultaneous reception with seeds threatened hypervitaminosis. I ate the mixture for a month, now afterfor six months I did not notice the symptoms of prostatitis. Now I am starting a new course of prevention ".
Conclusion
Pumpkin seeds are a valuable product, but they should be eaten in dosage form. If there is an individual intolerance in the form of severe prolonged diarrhea, rash, then its reception should be discontinued. If there is no negative reaction from the body, the seeds can be replaced with pumpkin seed oil, where the concentration of nutrients is much higher.