Kiwi, also known as kiwi fruit, is cold, sweet and sour, and enters the spleen and stomach. It has the functions of clearing away heat, promoting fluid production, invigorating spleen, relieving diarrhea, quenching thirst and promoting diuresis, and is suitable for patients with anorexia, dyspepsia, nausea and vomiting, jaundice, diabetes, urinary calculi, hernia, hemorrhoids, cancer, hypertension and coronary heart disease.

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Actinidia chinensis Planch, also known as kiwifruit (kiwifruit is an artificially cultivated variety of kiwifruit, which is synonymous with kiwifruit because of its wide use). Kiwifruit originated in Wuduhe Town, Yiling District, Yichang City, Hubei Province, China. On June 6th, 2008, at the International Kiwifruit Conference held in New Zealand, more than 200 experts from 19 countries unanimously recognized that China is the center of origin of Kiwifruit, and the world kiwifruit originated in Wuduhe Town, Yiling District, Yichang City, Hubei Province.

The fruit is generally oval in shape, with a greenish-brown appearance in the early stage and a reddish-brown appearance after maturity. The epidermis is covered with dense fluff and the pulp is edible. There is bright green flesh with a row of black or red seeds inside. Because macaques like to eat, they are named kiwifruit; It is also said that it is named because the skin is covered with hair and looks like a macaque. It is a fresh and tender fruit with rich nutrition and delicious taste.

Kiwifruit is soft, sweet and sour. This taste is described as a mixture of strawberries, bananas and pineapples. In addition to organic substances such as actinidine, proteolytic enzyme, tannin pectin and sugar, trace elements such as calcium, potassium, selenium, zinc and germanium, and 17 amino acids needed by human body, kiwifruit is also rich in vitamin C, grape acid, fructose, citric acid, malic acid and fat.

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