Cucumber with peel contains 95% of water. You should always eat cucumber with the peel. It is a rich source of vitamin K. It contains 16% of the total daily value of vitamin K required by human body.

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Cucumber juice has a significant amount of potassium and it is also high in vitamin A. Along with vitamin K and Potassium, cucumber also contains calcium, sulfur, and silicon which is important for healthy hair.

Cucumber juice is well known diuretic that may be beneficial as a blood purifier. It is also beneficial for large intestine, stomach, and spleen. Because of its diuretic property, it reduces water retention in the body and hence controls the puffiness under the eye.

Beta-carotene in cucumber is good for the eye.

Cucumber contains beta-carotene antioxidant which possesses anti-inflammatory properties. It helps to treat respiratory tract inflammation. It also helps with a cough. For a cough eat cucumber with the skin and seed together with some salt for 3 to 4 days.

Fisetin is a chemical substance in cucumber which assists in protecting the neurons of the brain from aging and helps to fight against memory loss. Fisetin has both anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects on brain cells. Hence cucumber is useful in Alzheimer’s disease.

There is no saturated fat or cholesterol in cucumber.

Cucumber is also useful in reducing acid in the stomach and soothe heartburn.

Cucumber is an ingredient in many beauty products to improve skin complexion, reduce sunburn, burn also used or bleaching effect on skin and to improve skin tone.

For tanned skin mix cucumber juice with lemon juice and apply it on tanned area. A fine paste of cucumber and aloe vera gel is useful in skin burn, skin inflammation and rashes. It heals skin complexion.