Cucumber Benefits to treat wrinkles

 

Cucumber

I. Anticancer activity

 i. Contains lignans e.g. lariciresinol, pinoresinol and secoisolariciresinol, which could reduce the risk of as breast cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer and prostate cancer.

 ii. Contains ‘Cucubitarcins’ that inhibits cancer cell signaling pathway as shown in the inhibition of growth of pancreatic cancer cell units by fifty percent. 

II. Tropical skin diseases

 i. Triterpenes may offer important protective capabilities, among other benefits, that may preserve coetaneous barrier function and cellular immunity. 

ii. Cucumbers have been used to treat wrinkles and sunburns and have been used as a moisturizer and skin brightener by inhibiting tyrosinase. 

iii. Cooling effect on skin, benefits the eyes and surrounding tissues through hydrating properties, high levels of vitamin K that help reduce dark circles, and lignans that reduce inflammation. 

III. Treatment of high and low blood pressure

 i. Presence of potassium and magnesium are useful in regulating blood pressure.  The potassium increases excretion of sodium and lowers rennin secretion, arteriolar vasodilatation and lowers response to endogenous vasoconstrictor while magnesium is a strong vasodilator. 

IV Improvement of Bone Health

 Presence of vitamin K in cucumber reduces risk of bone fractures. The human body uses vitamin K when building bones and also reduces risk of bleeding in liver disease conditions. The body also needs vitamin K for absorption of calcium to build bone..