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Why are there thorns on the wax gourd? Or hair?
When the wax gourd is tender, there are burrs on its pedicle and around it, and all the body parts are smooth.

In addition, there is a kind of hairy wax gourd, which is a variety of wax gourd. As the name implies, it is hairy wax gourd. It is small in size, but longer and thicker than cucumber, so it is also called hairy cucumber. After it matures, its skin is rough and rough, and its fine hair even hurts.

Wax gourd is mainly distributed in other tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, and cultivated in all parts of China. There are wild people in southern Yunnan (Xishuangbanna) in China, and the fruit is far smaller. Eastern Australia and Madagascar are also distributed.

Wax gourd fruit can be used as a vegetable, but also as a variety of candies. Peels and seeds are used medicinally, and have anti-inflammatory, diuretic and repercussive effects.