Okra is a food that we often see. Many people’s first choice for weight loss meals is okra, and datura is also a plant that looks very similar to okra, but both In fact, there are thousands of differences.

The first thing that is most often mentioned is that the leaves of okra and datura are very different. Although the two look similar, the shape of the leaves is quite different during the growth process. The leaves of Datura are actually mostly slender, and have a long tip at the end, which is more like an oval shape waiting to bloom, and the overall characteristics of the leaves are long and thin. But okra is different. Most of its leaves are rounded. Although they are also large, they are more like a semi-circular arc, and they feel more wrapping. The rounded edges are also the largest and most graceful. The difference lies in Tuara.

The use value of the two is even more different. Okra and datura are actually good medicines in traditional Chinese medicine, and they both have the effect of moisturizing the throat. But in comparison, the medicinal value of Datura is higher. It can even be used as an anesthetic and analgesic in ancient times, which is very rare. Okra medicine is mostly used to treat relatively minor conditions such as dysmenorrhea and has a soothing effect. Of course, compared to its medicinal uses, okra is now gradually beginning to enter everyone's dining tables, and is no longer just used as people's medicine. Therefore, okra is obviously more popular now. Even when it is used as a cold dish or a diet meal, okra can often be seen. It has low fat content and has a crispy texture that makes people like it.

Another academic difference between the two is the difference in family and genus, which is a difference from a biological perspective. Datura actually belongs to the genus Datura of the Solanaceae family, but okra is a typical member of the Malvaceae family. The two families and genera are obviously different, and their structures are also very different from a biological perspective. So the similarity in appearance is a coincidence, but in essence they are completely different.