Often do not eat, for ornamental. There is a little cultivation in the north and south of China, and it is generally wild. It is also found in North Korea.

The plant is slender, with angled stems and branches, with yellow-brown or white hispid brown warty projections. Tendrils slender, simple, puberulent. Flowers small, double or in clusters of 3; ovary densely puberulent and hispid, fruit small, oblong, globose or turbinate, fragrant, not sweet, flesh very thin.

Mabogwa is a wild plant that grows commonly in Huaibei, and used to be regarded as a weed, hoeing it.

Expanded information:

1, the horse bubble melon can be anti-tumor

Ma Bao Gua in there are Containing a large amount of vitamin C, this substance can improve the human body's ability to resist disease, but also to improve the activity of immune cells, can inhibit the generation of cancer cells, usually eat in moderation, can play a good role in the fight against cancer.

2, the horse bubble melon can delay aging

Delaying aging is also one of the important effects of the horse bubble melon, which contains some vitamin E, this substance is a natural antioxidant component, can delay aging can also extend life, in addition to the horse bubble melon in some cucumber enzyme exists, which is a natural active substance that can accelerate the metabolism of the cells, usually with the horse bubble melon coated face, can play a nourishing skin and tender skin important effect. The important effect of skin nourishment and tenderness.

3, the horse bubble melon can relieve

Relieve alcohol anti-drunkenness is also one of the important efficacy of the horse bubble melon, horse bubble melon contains a variety of amino acids, base alanine and glutamic acid and other substances are relatively high, they can improve the liver's ability to detoxification, can make to reduce the damage of alcohol on the liver, and at the same time can make alcohol toxin decomposition, and discharged from the body, which also plays a good role in the role of the alcohol.

4, edible method

Ma Bao melon edible method is actually relatively simple, you can directly peel, raw food, such as the taste of sour and bitter, it is recommended to give up eating.

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