The origin of the names of east melon, watermelon, pumpkin and pumpkin.

Watermelon and pumpkin are indeed named from directions. Watermelon was originally brought from the Western Regions and has been popular for thousands of years. The name has gradually been fixed. There is no objection to this; but watermelon is just A fruit with different edible purposes than other melons.

Beigua, the earliest scholars deduced the two meanings of north melon based on local chronicles. One refers to a kind of ornamental pumpkin, which is small and inedible, similar to a pumpkin; the second refers to a pumpkin. Instead of zucchini; later, someone confirmed the approximate scope based on regional divisions; one is that in northern areas such as Hebei, Shandong, Henan and Shanxi, a kind of pumpkin is called northern melon, because pumpkins are round and golden, and this kind of The "pumpkin" grew into a long and slender shape. It may be due to the "opposite" thinking, so it was called a pumpkin.

Winter melon is also called white melon because there is a layer of white powder on the surface when it is ripe, just like the hoarfrost in winter. For this reason, winter melon is also called white melon.

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The nutritional value of winter melon:

1. Winter melon contains more vitamin C, high potassium content and low sodium content.

2. The glycolic acid contained in winter melon can effectively inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat. In addition, winter melon itself does not contain fat and has low calories. It is of great significance in preventing the human body from gaining weight. It can also Helps keep the body in good shape.

3. Winter melon total acid (large dose) and winter melon cucurbitacin have obvious protective and blocking effects on kidney damage caused by mercury chloride. Folks have the effect of boiling winter melon peel, broad beans and water, removing the residue and drinking water, which can cure edema in kidney disease and edema in heart disease.

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