Guagua zi and Fructus Trichosanthis are not the same thing. Trichosanthes kirilowii and Trichosanthes kirilowii are both seeds of Trichosanthes kirilowii, a cucurbitaceae plant, but Trichosanthes kirilowii is a traditional Chinese medicine obtained by harvesting the seeds of this plant and drying them in the sun, while Trichosanthes kirilowii is a snack that people get after harvesting the seeds of Trichosanthes kirilowii.

Trichosanthes kirilowii, Chinese herbal medicine name. This product is the dried and mature seed of Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. or Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms of Cucurbitaceae. Guagua seed is a kind of health-care leisure food which is loved by consumers.

The difference between Fructus Trichosanthis and Fructus Trichosanthis;

1, different shapes, Trichosanthes kirilowii is flat and oval, with hard seed coat, inner seed film, brown surface, obvious furrows, wide ring edge and flat top. Guagua seeds are similar in size and shape, but fuller and darker than watermelon seeds. Guagua seeds are open at both ends.

2, different nutrition, Trichosanthes kirilowii can enrich the human body with protein and a large number of unsaturated fatty acids. Guagua seeds contain a variety of minerals and vitamins, especially the trace elements selenium and vitamin E, which are very high.