Originally from South America, it was introduced to China. Annual creeping herb. The stem is several meters long, takes root at the nodes, is stout, wrinkled, short and stiff, and the tendrils are divided into 3-4 forks. Simple leaves alternate, heart-shaped or broadly ovate, 5-lobed and 5-angled, slightly soft, 15 ~ 30 cm long, densely covered on both sides, with white spots on the leaf margin and irregular serrations on the edge.
Melon contains starch, protein, carotene, vitamin B, vitamin C, calcium and phosphorus. Rich in nutrition, rural people often eat it, and urban people pay more and more attention to it. Not only has high edible value. It also has a dietotherapy effect that cannot be ignored.