Cucumber Natural Remedy for Kidney Stones

Cucumber as a Natural Remedy for Kidney Stones Cucumber is a cylindrical fruit of a vine plant that originally come from Indian continent but it has already spread widely and it is cultivated in many countries all over the world, with China as the biggest producer. Although cucumber is actually a kind of fruit, many people treat it as vegetable. Cucumber is rich of water. About 90% composition of cucumber is water. Therefore, cucumber is good to hydrate and keep the body cool. Cucumber is also nutritious with vitamin A, vitamin C, molybdenum, potassium, manganese, folate, magnesium, silica, and dietary fiber. The nutrition of the rich water cucumber is also good to be used as a natural remedy for kidney stones.

Cucumber can wash the debris from kidneys and dissolve the small stones. Cucumber can help the body get rid of excessive uric acid that can cause kidney stones. To treat kidney stones, you can eat fresh cucumbers or you can add cucumber slices to water and drink it as a better way to treat kidney stones. You need to know that people with kidney stones must drink plenty of water. The other way is to make cucumber juice and drink it everyday. You can make pure cucumber juice or you can add vegetables to it, such as carrot and beet but avoid vegetables that contain oxalate that can create kidney stones. When you make the juice, it will be better if you peel the cucumber since the skin may cause weird taste in your juice.

If you experience to have kidney stones, you can drink cucumber juice regularly to prevent from stone forming in your kidneys and bladder. To make it easier for you in consuming cucumber juice regularly, you can make cucumber juice for two or three days at once and keep it in your refrigerator. For busy people, it will be a time saving solution. However, do not make too much juice since if you keep it too long in the refrigerator, the nutrition inside it will decrease.

Cucumber, best kidney cleanser in emergency
I used to wonder about the rationale behind the phrase “as cool as a cucumber”. So I decided to delve into the nutritional properties of this low-calorie vegetable. 

How cool can you get with cucumber?

The flesh of cucumbers is primarily composed of water, thus consuming cucumbers can keep the body hydrated and help regulate the body’s inner temperature. This vegetable’s high water content gives it a very unique moist and cooling taste.
Apart from the fact that cucumbers are 95 percent water, they are a very good source of the vitamin C, molybdenum, vitamin A, potassium, manganese, folate, dietary fiber, magnesium and silica.
The silica in cucumber is an essential component of healthy connective tissues, which includes muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and bone. Cucumber juice is often recommended as a source of silica to improve the complexion and health of the skin.

In addition, cucumber’s high water content makes it naturally hydrating and “a must for glowing skin”. No wonder it is said that “there is nothing more nourishing for the skin to have than the liquid juice from the cucumber”.

The nutrition-rich water that it contains, adds tone to the skin, sparkle to the eye, colour to the lips and luster to the skin. Cucumbers are also used for treating skin problems like swelling under the eyes and sunburn.

The vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and caffeic acid prevent water retention, which may explain why cucumbers applied topically are often helpful for swollen eyes, burns and dermatitis.

Adding a cucumber to your salad is an especially good way to increase your fiber intake, which helps to reduce constipation and also offer some protection against colon cancers.

Fiber adds bulk to your food, cucumbers can make you fuller for a longer time. In effect, this very low calorie vegetable (just about 15 calories per 100 grams) can come in handy as a snack for dieters.

Cucumbers have the reputation as the best kidney cleanser known. This is because they help to wash the kidneys and bladder of debris and stones. Studies have shown that eating cucumbers regularly helps to regulate uric acid in the body, thereby preventing certain kidney and bladder stones.

Cucumbers’ diuretic properties probably due to its high water content, coupled with its potassium content helps to reduce high blood pressure and heart rates by counteracting effects of sodium.

This cool, crunchy vegetable has high amounts of vitamin K, about 17 mcg per 100 grams, which has been shown to have potential role in bone mass building, making it a good snack for middle aged and elderly women with osteoporosis. So would you rather take the cooling, refreshing, water-rich, filling, low-calorie cucumber or the next available pastry when you feel like snacking?