Watermelon and pumpkin are indeed named from the direction. Watermelon originally came from the western regions, and it has been popularized for thousands of years, and its name has been slowly fixed. There is no objection to this; But watermelon is just a kind of fruit, which has different edible purposes from other melons.

Beigua, the earliest scholars inferred two meanings of Beigua according to the records of local chronicles. One refers to an ornamental pumpkin, which is small and inedible, similar to golden melon; The second is to refer to zucchini; Later, some people confirmed the approximate scope according to the geographical division; One is that in northern areas such as Hebei, Shandong, Henan and Shanxi, a kind of pumpkin is called Beigua, because pumpkins are all round and golden, but this kind of "pumpkin" has grown into a slender shape, which may be called Beigua because of the idea of "going the opposite way".

Winter melon, because when the melon is ripe, there is a layer of white powder on the surface, just like frost in winter, which is also the reason. Winter melon is also called white melon.

Extended data:

Nutritional value of wax gourd;

1, wax gourd contains more vitamin C, higher potassium salt content and lower sodium salt content.

2. Propanolic diacid contained in wax gourd can effectively inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat. In addition, wax gourd itself does not contain fat, and its calorie is not high, which is of great significance for preventing the human body from getting fat, and can also contribute to body building.

3. The total amino acid of wax gourd (high dose) and cucurbitacin have obvious protective and blocking effects on the renal injury caused by mercury. Folk people have the effect of using winter melon skin, broad beans and water to decoct and drink water, which can treat edema of kidney disease and heart disease.

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