The eight-pronged melon is an annual climbing plant, belonging to the loofah class. Ribbed melon skin green, fluffless, hard, with obvious melon ribs (generally 10), melon flesh white, edible, not only nutritious, but also has a heat detoxification, health and beauty functions. The juice overflowed after the break of the melon vine is called "Tianluo water", which has the effect of relieving cough and removing phlegm in traditional Chinese medicine. Fresh pronged melon can be eaten, more than eggs to do soup dishes, dried after maturity, picking out the melon flesh can take a bath, wash pots and pans, Shandong Shouguang area has planted, and Lishui Shuge is the centralized origin of the eight pronged melon (pronged melon).