Soaking bitter gourd in dry water can promote appetite, help digestion, lower blood sugar, beauty beauty, reduce radiation, clear away heat and toxic materials, lose weight and prevent cancer.

And the side effect is that drinking too much cold is harmful to women's health.

Bitter gourd is planted in most provinces and regions in the north and south of China, with more output in the suburbs of Foshan, Nanhai and Guangzhou. Tropical and subtropical regions around the world

There are many plants in this area. Bitter gourd is an annual climbing herb with many branches; Stems and branches are pilose. Tendrils are slender, up to 20 cm long, with

Be puberulent, indehiscent. Petiole thin, white pilose at first, then subglabrous, 4-6 cm long; Leaf blade outline is ovoid, kidney-shaped or nearly round.

Morphology, membranous, length and width 4- 12 cm, green at the top, light green at the back, obviously puberulent on the veins, and sparse hairs on the rest.

Sparse, 5-7-parted, lobes ovoid-oblong, margin coarsely toothed or with irregular lobules.

Extended data:

The dried bitter gourd is oval or rectangular, with a thickness of 0.2 ~ 0.3 cm, a length of more than 3 ~ 15 cm and a width of 2 ~ 4 cm. Skin marginal skin

Turquoise, uneven shrinkage, white or yellowish white in the middle, a little red, soft and slightly elastic, and its inlay is nearly rectangular and flat.

The seeds are 5 ~ 10, and often leave holes after falling off. Slightly tough and not easy to break. Slight breathing and bitterness. There are green edges, white meat, flakes and seeds.

It's best to have fewer children. Fresh turquoise bitter gourd was selected in summer and autumn, cut into pieces with a thickness of about 1 cm, and dried. Put them in sacks and store them in a cool and dry place.

Dry place, moth-proof.

References:

Dried Bitter Melon-Baidu Encyclopedia