PUMPKIN – DECORATION OF DASTARKHAN

Pumpkin is a cucurbits crop, it brings blessing to the blessed dastarkhan of our people. Pumpkin is native to Central and South America; and it has been proven that in addition to wild species, there are many varieties of semi-wild pumpkins.

Pumpkin is considered one of the most beneficial products for people of all ages. Doctors consider it beneficial to eat it in any form - boiled, steamed, cooked. This means that the vitamins it contains are not lost.

According to doctors, eating pumpkin strengthens a person's immune system. It is very effective in preventing colds and flu, jaundice and cancer. It is also noted that pumpkin has great benefits in regulating blood pressure, improving the functioning of the pancreas, the digestive system. This product, which contains a large amount of iron in its composition, is a valuable product for those who suffer from anemia. Pumpkin also removes toxins, flakes and excessive sugars from the body. Therefore, pumpkin is very useful at heartache and for cleansing the body of toxins. Pumpkin has a large amount of potassium in it, that accelerates the excretion of fluid from the body. Is it very useful for those who suffer from heart, kidney and urinary tract defects. Very rare T vitamin is in the composition of the pumpkin juice, it prevents tooth decay by stabilizing the structure of the gums. Vitamin A containing in the pumpkin improves the health of your eyes, and makes your vision better. In general, pumpkin contributes to the rapid healing of wounds, damaged gastric mucosa; pumpkin seeds - an indispensable product in prostatitis.

Pumpkin blooms in June-July. Its flowers are large and yellow. Pumpkins ripen in September-October. There are many varieties of pumpkin, the fruit of which can be round, slender, weighing up to 20 kg. The pumpkin family includes squash, patisson, large pumpkin, and stone pumpkin.

Pumpkin is considered as one of the most blessed crops on the Turkmen land. Did you know that 100 gr of pumpkin contains 25 calories? It is the richest mineral product.

According to the scientists, pumpkin contains: sugar, starch, carotene, calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, copper, manganese, cobalt, zinc, molybdenum, fluorine, silicon, and vitamins C, B1, B2, B6, PP, E.

In the epoch of happiness of our sovereign state under the leadership of our esteemed President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov the great things are done in the agricultural sector as well. Every day of our beautiful land is decorated with festive ceremonies. The Feast of the Harvest is widely and solemnly celebrated in our country on the second Sunday of November. Pumpkin is a decoration of dastarkhan on every holiday.