1, shape: winter melon seeds are flat oval or oblong, with a length of 1 cm and a width of about 6 mm. The wax gourd kernel is a peeled wax gourd seed, which is usually oblate.

2. Nutritional value: Winter melon seeds are rich in protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamin B group and other nutrients, especially the fat content is high. While wax gourd kernel is rich in protein, fat, vitamin E, vitamin B group and other nutrients, especially protein.

3, efficacy and role: winter melon seeds have the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, diuresis and stranguria, lowering blood pressure, etc., and can be used to treat diseases such as edema and hypertension. The wax gourd kernel has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, nourishing yin and moistening dryness, and can be used to treat damp-heat diarrhea, carbuncle, swelling, sores and other symptoms.