"Beigua", also known as zucchini, is a plant in the plant kingdom, angiosperms, dicotyledonous plants, Synphyta, Cucurbitaceae, Cucurbitaceae, and Cucurbitaceae. It is distributed in most parts of China, such as Henan, Hebei, Sichuan, Shandong, Anhui and other places.

The name of Beigua first appeared in the Annals of Fu Xuan Town (located in Xuanhua, Hebei Province) in the 20th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (154 1). It refers to a kind of pumpkin with dark green color and small or long melon shape, as opposed to a kind of pumpkin with golden color and flat melon shape.

The name of Beigua should be related to its original planting in the northern region centered on Beijing. Today, most areas in Hebei, Shandong, northern Jiangsu and Anhui Province still call pumpkins "north melons". Since the Qing Dynasty, bamboo shoots and zucchini have been called north melons in some places.

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The benefits of eating zucchini

Zucchini contains extremely low calories. Zucchini is very suitable as a side dish for greasy meals. A cup of sliced zucchini contains only 19 kcal, which is 40%~50% less than the same amount of green vegetables (such as broccoli and Brussels sprouts).

Zucchini is good for the heart. Zucchini contains a considerable amount of potassium, and the potassium content of each cup of zucchini reaches 295 mg, which is 8% of the recommended daily intake.

The American Heart Association believes that potassium can reduce people's risk of stroke and heart disease. Zucchini also contains a lot of vitamin C, which is an antioxidant, which helps the intima of blood cells to play a better role, lower blood pressure and prevent arterial blockage.

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