黄瓜：不为人知的妙用

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黄瓜：不为人知的妙用
9 ~2 |3 @  t/ z* A4 M+ D5 h哇！原来不知道黄瓜是个超级宝物，我如今要对它刮目相看了
１、黄瓜含有我们日常所需的绝大部分的维生素。它包含有维生素B１，B３，B５，B６，叶酸，维生素C，钙，铁，镁，磷，钾和锌。
6 J$ {" q1 k. I  X9 [8 S& J1 L; i２、在午后感觉到疲劳吗？放下含咖啡因的苏达而选一根黄瓜吧。黄瓜是很好的补充维生素B族和碳水化合物的来源，它能快速让你精神焕发并能维持几个小时。
３、讨厌沐浴后浴室镜子结雾吗？试试用一片黄瓜搽拭镜子，它不但会快速除雾，还会留下爽滑的SPA般的清香。
４、虫虫正在蚕食你的花床吗？把几片黄瓜放在一个铺有锡纸的盘子里，所有的害虫就会远离你的花园了。黄瓜里的化学物质跟铝发生反应，会挥发出一种人类无法觉察但却让虫虫无法忍受而逃离的气味。

3 ^  G- k8 h, S+ v& a ５、去游泳池前想找一种又快又简单的方法去除大腿和臀部的赘肉吗？试一下拿一两片黄瓜在你的麻烦部位摩擦几分种。黄瓜含有的光化学物质能让皮肤中的胶原蛋白收紧，从而紧致外层皮肤减少赘肉的可见程度。这个对皱纹也有奇效哦！
# @* E  L+ v( b4 v; W. U6、想避免喝醉后的头痛的感觉吗？睡前吃几片新鲜黄瓜，你醒来会觉得很清爽不会头疼。黄瓜含有充足的糖份，维生素B族和电解质能够补充身体消耗的营养，保持身体均衡从而避免产生宿醉后的难受和头疼。
3 y+ C: S- y+ q  Z9 H7、想戒掉下午和晚上想吃零食的习惯？黄瓜一直以来都是公认的能够快速消除饥饿感的食物。
1 I4 ^8 X1 I. j& B8 e7 |8、有一个重要的会议或工作面试，但你没有时间搽皮鞋？没问题，切一片黄瓜揉到鞋子上，它的化学物质能让你的美鞋快速闪亮，看上去很美还防水！
9、你的WD40用完了但需要修理一个嘎嘎做响的绞链？拿一片黄瓜揉在那个出问题的地方，瞧！嘎嘎声没了！
4 T9 v; P7 ~% Y" ]1 X10、压力大但没有时间去做按摸，做脸或去美容院？把整条黄瓜切成片放入烧开水的锅里，用蒸汽来蒸脸。黄瓜中的化学物质和开水起的化学作用会让你的皮肤光滑，那中另人身心放松的气味也能让新任妈妈和期末考试的学生得到放松。
11、刚吃完商业性的应酬午饭，但没有带口香糖和薄荷？没问题，拿一片黄瓜放到口腔顶用舌头顶住30秒，口臭就消除了！黄瓜中含有的物质能杀死口腔中的让你产生口臭的细菌。
6 l% S' y6 R. ^. H! P( I, |2 P, `12、想用绿色的方法清洗水龙头，洗菜槽和其他不锈钢的用品？用一个黄瓜擦拭需要清洗东西的表面不但可以清除多年的污垢和锈迹还你一个闪闪发关的水龙头，还不留痕迹不伤手。
) W; `0 e5 F1 t2 T  k13、用钢笔或圆株笔时出错了？用黄瓜皮慢慢地擦就会除字。这个方法也可以去除孩子涂在墙上的蜡笔和白板笔的痕迹哦。

月亮山

这是英文原文:
Cucumbers... I didn't know this...

WOW!!! WHAT A LITTLE GEM THE CUCUMBER IS. I WILL LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY NOW.


1.Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.
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2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.
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- W( d1 l5 m! x3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.
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: O) }% v% q# Q7 L4 B  b. f4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.

5 Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the photochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!
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6. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!

( Y: O8 S5 T- R  ?2 {7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.
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2 i8 Z8 {9 k# r- p. V/ p0 f8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks
great but also repels water.


# z6 d% F2 `) h7 }. E9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
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10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.

11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.

. u9 u* Q4 }% l5 @12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.
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13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!

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Thanks, is that ture-黄瓜含有充足的糖份?  I always think it is without sugar at all.

月亮山

Thanks, is that ture-黄瓜含有充足的糖份?  I always think it is without sugar at all.
1 P# b$ k' }5 `uuqq 发表于 2010-8-24 11:47

I have the same question as you had. However, what I did is just translation.

Pearlo

说到黄瓜，我一直有一个问题。。

大家有没有发现这里的黄瓜和国内的不一样？这里的表面相对光滑，大多人脚它青瓜，个头较大。还有一种和青瓜长的很像，但内心是软的。这两种我都不喜欢吃。
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好怀恋国内的黄瓜，这里有卖的吗？就是那种个头较小，较细，表面凸起来的品种。

barbi