The scientific name of the melon basket is Juniperus communis, also known as mountain gourd. Native to China, also grows in North Korea, Japan. In the north of China and the Yangtze River basin in the mountains and other back of the sun wild. Now there are a large number of artificial cultivation. Anqing Tianzhu mountain production melon basket is the most famous.

Raaru (Latin name: TrichosantheskirilowiiMaxim) is a perennial climbing herb in the family Cucurbitaceae, genus Juniperus, up to 10 meters long. The rhizome is plump and terete, with a yellow outer skin.

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It is distributed in China in Liaoning, North China, East China, Central and South China, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan. It is found in the undergrowth of forests, thickets, grasslands, and fields near villages on mountain slopes 200-1800 meters above sea level.

Because this species is a traditional Chinese medicine, smallpox pollen and raritas, it is widely cultivated in and outside its natural distribution area. It is distributed in Korea, Japan, Vietnam and Laos.

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