The fruit on the begonia tree can be eaten. Begonia contains a large number of nutrients, such as sugar, a variety of vitamins, organic acids, etc., can supplement the body's nutritional needs, improve the function of the body, enhance the resistance to disease, so begonia fruit can be eaten.

The main varieties of begonia fruit:

1, red begonia fruit

Red begonia fruit, also known as the sea red, the fruit surface has eight prismatic bumps, also known as "eight-pronged begonia". Its flowers are white, the skin of the fruit is bright red, and the fruit is sweet, sour and crispy. These varieties are often used to cultivate food.

2, Begonia Xifu

Begonia Xifu, also known as small begonia fruit, its flowers are pink and white, with high ornamental value. Its fruit is sweet and sour, more planted in northern areas. These varieties have both ornamental value and food value.

3, Begonia

Begonia, also known as weeping begonia, its flowers are pink, the fruit is reddish-yellow, sweet and sour flavor, mainly distributed in the southwest. These varieties have both ornamental and edible values.

Expanded Information:

Besides raw and cooked, begonia fruits can also be used to make wine, preserves, jams, vinegars, wines, and fruits. Eight pronged begonia fruit can also be cut and dried into 30% moisture content of begonia dry, storage period can be up to 3 years, in order to prepare for deep processing for leisure food.

Dried begonias with cane sugar water, sweet and sour taste, containing a strong aroma of fresh begonias, and cool and laxative, spleen and stomach, has a very good therapeutic health effects.

If it is a woman in the physiological period, eat begonia fruit, will have a certain impact on the body, easy to appear dysmenorrhea condition. This time to pay attention to the health problems of the body, this time can not eat cold fruit, otherwise it will increase the situation of dysmenorrhea.

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