2. Edible: Melon is a kind of summer melon with raw flesh. Melon can be made into the following processed products.
3, containing a small amount of protein, fat, minerals and other vitamins.
Extended data:
Widely cultivated in all parts of China. It is also widely planted in temperate to tropical regions of the world. This species is the earliest melon used as fruit in China, and there are many ancient books such as The Book of Songs. Unearthed materials such as Mawangdui female corpse are already common. Jia Sixie's Qi Yao Min Shu called it a small melon, which is different from the ancient wax gourd (big melon).
Because this variety has been cultivated for a long time and there are many varieties, the shape, color, size and taste of the fruit vary from variety to variety. In horticulture, it is divided into dozens of strains, such as common cantaloupe, cantaloupe and white melon, which belong to different strains. This kind of fruit is an important fruit in midsummer; The whole grass is used together, which has the effects of diminishing inflammation, detoxicating, inducing vomiting, removing dampness and eliminating jaundice.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Hami Melon