Bitter gourd is not a vine.

Differences between them:

1. Variety

Grape is the fruit of annual climbing herb Momordica charantia of Cucurbitaceae.

Momordica charantia is an annual climbing tender herb of Momordica charantia in Cucurbitaceae.

2. Morphological characteristics

The petiole of bitter gourd is slender; Leaf blade membranous, green on top, pale green on back, palmately veined. Monoecious. Male pedicels slender, puberulent; Bracts green, slightly ciliate; Calyx lobes ovate-lanceolate, white pilose; Corolla yellow, lobes pilose; Stamens free. Female flowers solitary, pedicels puberulent; The ovary is spindle-shaped and the stigma is enlarged.

Grape leaves alternate, palmately 5-7-parted. The flowers are small, unisexual, monoecious and yellow. No more than 1 cm long. Fruit spindle-shaped, with tumor-like protrusions.

3. Fruit

The end of the grape is sharp, like a big radish. The mature skin is orange, and the edible part is the red seed coat that wraps the seed. The seed is dark yellow with small black spots. The most striking thing is the skin covered with pimples, which is very rough when touched. Ripe grapes are orange and very sweet; Immature ones are green and very sour.

The fruit of Momordica charantia is spindle-shaped or cylindrical, with many tumors and wrinkles, and it is orange when it is ripe. According to the depth of fruit color, it can be divided into thick green, green and green-white, etc. Green and thick green varieties have strong bitterness and are cultivated more in the south of the Yangtze River. Pale green or greenish-white varieties are less bitter.

4. How to eat

Bitter gourd is sweet and bitter, and the mature pulp and aril are mainly used as vegetables. Momordica charantia will be processed into health drinks when it comes into the market in summer, which can be drunk all year round. There are bitter gourd honey juice drinks, summer drinks, instant health drinks, health drinks made of bitter gourd and pumpkin or garlic, kumquat, balsam pear tea, bitter gourd milk and so on. As long as the bitterness is eliminated, more people are used to drinking.

Lai grape is a fruit. When it is ripe, the pulp is red, sweet and rich in vitamins A and C. Lai grapes must be ripe before they can be eaten. When some grapes are ripe, the fruit will crack, and there are countless bright red grains lying inside, which are very colorful.

5. Efficacy

Momordica charantia can enhance the vitality of cortex and make skin tender and fit. The crude extract of Momordica charantia contains substances similar to insulin, which has obvious hypoglycemic effect.

Lai grape can eliminate pathogenic heat, relieve fatigue, clear heart and improve eyesight. In addition to pyrolysis.

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