"Wax gourd family" in melon and fruit industry
Wax gourd, pumpkin and pumpkin belong to Cucurbitaceae, and their families are closely related. Among them, wax gourd is huge, with smooth skin, thick meat, cool and sweet taste, and has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, diuresis and detumescence. It is often made into melon cups and soup, which can clear away heat and reduce fire, relieve summer heat and quench thirst.
Pumpkin: Nutritional "Master" in Melon
Pumpkin has small fruit shape, dark green or orange peel, soft pulp, rich in carotene, vitamin C and other nutrients. Pumpkin has the effects of warming stomach and strengthening spleen, promoting digestion and resolving food stagnation, and is often used to make pumpkin porridge and pumpkin cake, which is sweet, soft and nutritious.
Beigua: a "cooling agent" for moistening lung and relieving cough
Beigua looks like wax gourd, but it is smaller, with thin skin and crisp flesh. Beigua is cool and sweet, and has the effects of moistening lung, relieving cough, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Often sliced cold salad or soup, cool and relieve summer heat, produce saliva and quench thirst.
Watermelon: a "cool artifact" to relieve summer heat.
Watermelon is an "artifact" to relieve summer heat, with huge fruit shape, green or dark green skin, juicy and sweet flesh and cold and sweet taste. Watermelon has the effects of relieving summer heat, quenching thirst, diuresis and relieving annoyance. On a hot summer day, eat an iced watermelon to quench your thirst.
Similar names, different life experiences.
Although the names of wax gourd, pumpkin, north melon and watermelon are similar, their origins and distribution are different. Wax gourd is native to India, north melon is native to China, and pumpkin and watermelon are "exotic" in the United States. Nowadays, these four kinds of melons and fruits have already spread all over the world and become indispensable delicacies on people's tables.
Pay attention to the purchase of fruits and vegetables.
When buying melons and fruits, you should choose according to your own needs and tastes. To buy winter melon, you should choose a melon with a moderate head and a thin skin and thick flesh. When purchasing pumpkins, you should choose melons with full pedicels and smooth skins. When buying northern melons, you should choose melons with thin skin and solid flesh. When buying watermelons, you should choose melons with moderate size, clear lines and loud voice.
In the storage of melons and fruits, wax gourd, pumpkin and pumpkin are resistant to storage and can be placed in a cool and ventilated place. Watermelons should be stored in the refrigerator. Before eating, the melon and fruit should be washed and cut into pieces to taste its sweetness and delicacy.
In TCM health preservation, different fruits and vegetables have different medicinal values. Wax gourd diuretic detumescence, suitable for edema, abdominal distension and other diseases. Pumpkin warms the stomach and strengthens the spleen, which is suitable for anorexia and dyspepsia. Beigua moistens the lungs and relieves cough, which is suitable for cough, sore throat and other diseases. Watermelon can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, and is suitable for polydipsia, summer heat and other diseases.
Melon and fruit are the best products to relieve summer heat and thirst, and also the best products for health care. Winter melon, pumpkin, north melon and watermelon have their own advantages. You may wish to choose the right melon and fruit according to your own preferences and needs, so that you can enjoy its delicious taste and reap its health benefits.