Antioxidants such as beta carotene in cucumbers can help fight free radicals in body, unpaired electrons that damage cells and can lead to disease.
Cucumbers may also have health benefits outside body.
Putting them on skin may help ease
- sunburn pain
- swelling
- damaged skin.
Cucumbers contain several antioxidants, including
- Vitamin C
- Beta-carotene
- Manganese
- Flavonoids
- Triterpenes
- Lignans
that in lab dishes have anti-inflammatory properties.
Beta-carotene has been shown to be beneficial for vision.
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