Speaking of melon seeds, everyone must like them, especially greedy women, regardless of age, almost all like them.
As we all know, melon seeds are nothing more than sunflower seeds, watermelon seeds and white melon seeds, such as Zhenglin and qiaqia. But there is a kind of melon seeds that few people know, especially in the north, and even less known. It is the hanging melon seed known as the "king of melon seeds"!
Guagua, as its name implies, is the seed of Guagua. Look, this is Guagua.
This is the "mother" hanging melon:) Is it like a small "watermelon" growing on a tree:)
There is also a famous name called Trichosanthes kirilowii, which grows in some places in the south where the climate is warm at an altitude of 100~ 1000 meters. It is an authentic pollution-free green food! This can't be seen in the north. The so-called "scarcity is precious".
The whole body of the gourd is a treasure, and its fruits and roots can be used as medicine. Its medicinal value can be recorded in Ben Jing, Ben Cao Tu Jing and Ben Cao Compendium. I won't say more here.
Guagua seeds are very delicious, with thin skin and thick flesh (how can it be like jiaozi in the north?), full grains, crispy and unique, and full of fragrance. Personally, I think hanging melon seeds have the best taste:)
Melon seeds are also rich in nutrients, such as protein, fat, cellulose and trace elements, as well as alkaloids, flavonoids, malnutrition and organic substances.
Hanging melon seeds are not only delicious, but also have health care functions. It can strengthen the stomach, moisten the lungs, eliminate phlegm, disperse the stagnation and smooth the intestines, and also has certain curative effects on phlegm-heat cough, lung phlegm and hemoptysis, chest tightness, diarrhea and constipation. Hehe, it feels like a drug advertisement.
Guagua seeds can also diminish inflammation and fight cancer. This is proved by data. The Compendium of New Anti-cancer Methods published by Shanghai Science and Technology Literature Publishing House says: Cucurbita moschata has a remarkable effect on lung cancer, gastric cancer, insulin breast cancer and so on. Hehe, Guagua is a good DD!
So, the melon seeds are nutritious, delicious and healthy, and they are known as the "king of melon seeds", which is the top grade of melon seeds.
In short, in a word: eat more "hanging melon seeds" and be full of food and health care!
What kind of melon seed is Guagua?
Guagua is the seed of Guagua. Guagua is a kind of health-care leisure food which is loved by consumers. It is rich in triterpenoid saponins, organic acids, resins, amino acids and trace elements needed by human body, and has antibacterial, anticancer and anticancer effects.
It tastes soft, crisp and peculiar, and has the functions of invigorating stomach, resolving phlegm, treating phlegm and clearing lung heat. Cooked melon seeds are refined and processed by modern technology and traditional formula, which have high medicinal value and unique nutritional components.
Guagua likes warm and humid climate, has good cold tolerance, is not drought-tolerant and is afraid of waterlogging. The suitable temperature for its growth and development is 18-32℃, and its growth basically stops when 10℃. It should be planted in areas with deep, loose and moist soil characteristics and no waterlogging.
Extended data:
Edible value: the seeds of Trichosanthes kirilowii, that is, hanging melons, account for more than one third of the net weight of Trichosanthes kirilowii fruit, and a Trichosanthes kirilowii fruit contains 70~220 seeds. The edible development of Trichosanthes kirilowii in modern times is mainly reflected in Trichosanthes kirilowii seeds.
Modern medical research has proved that Trichosanthes kirilowii seed contains unsaturated fatty acid 16.8% and protein 5.46%, and also contains 17 amino acids, saponins, vitamins and 16 trace elements such as calcium, iron, zinc and selenium. Eating Trichosanthes kirilowii seeds has the effect of slimming and beautifying.