1. Edible

There are many ways to eat gourds. "Nongshu" written by Wang Zhen of the Yuan Dynasty said: "It is widely used. The larger ones can be cooked into plain soup, cooked with meat to make meat soup, can be fried in honey before making fruit, and can be cut into strips and dried..." and Said: "The gourd is a thing, it grows when tired, it can be eaten endlessly, it is salty for cooking, and it is the best vegetable." It can be seen that the ancients used gourds as fruits and vegetables, and they were eaten in various ways, including making soup, It can also be used for cooking. It can be pickled or dried. The soup is fragrant and delicious. Different from other fruits, both gourd and its leaves must be eaten when they are tender, otherwise they will lose their edible value when mature.

2. Medicinal purposes

In addition to holding medicine, gourds can also be used as medicine themselves. Bottle gourd is sweet in taste, smooth in nature and non-toxic. Its vines, whiskers, leaves, flowers, seeds and shells can be used as medicine to treat various diseases. According to ancient medical records, gourd flowers are sweet in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic, and can be used as a detoxification medicine, especially effective against various fistulas. The medicinal properties of the vines and beards are the same as those of the flowers and can cure sores. The pulp and seeds of gourd are bitter in taste, cold in nature, and poisonous. It can treat dental diseases, swollen or exposed gums, and loose teeth. It can also treat swelling of the face and limbs, urinary obstruction, nasal congestion, and all carbuncles and malignant sores. In particular, gourd shells have the highest medicinal value. They are sweet in taste, neutral in nature, and non-toxic. They are used to relieve heat and detoxify, moisten the lungs and facilitate bowel movements. The older the gourd shell, the higher the curative effect.

3. Musical instruments

In ancient times, gourds were an important raw material for making musical instruments, and their value was no less than silk and bamboo. There is a saying in "Yao Dian" that Guo is one of the eight tones. The gourd sheng was first recorded in the "Book of Rites and Music" of the Han Dynasty: "There is a gourd sheng." Later, Cui Bao of Jin Dynasty mentioned it again in "Ancient and Modern Notes": "The gourd with a handle can be used as a sheng, and the one with a curved and fertile shape is especially good. "Qiu Naike can be made, and harmony can be painted inside." This sentence means that long-handled gourds can be processed into sheng, and among them, Quwo's ??gourds are the best. In addition to reed instruments such as the sheng and yu, the gourd can also be used as a sound box for stringed or plucked instruments. Gourds can also be used to make pigeon whistles. There are many kinds of gourds with different preparation methods.

"Hulusi" is known as "Calabash Xiao" among the people, and it is also called "Calabash Sheng" elsewhere. There are different reasons for the change of name. Some say that in the early days of liberation, educated youths went to the countryside, and the Dai people The non-standard Chinese word "Xiao" was misunderstood as silk, so it was named "Hulusi". It is said that it was to distinguish it from the "Lusheng" of the Hani people and also from the "Xiao" (Xiao Wuhuang), so literary and artistic workers named it "Hulusi". ". It’s mostly the former. The Dai name of cucurbit flute is "筚langdao", "Langdao" is the Dai name of "gourd", and "筚" is the general name for wind instruments in Dai language. It is called "皚格宝" in De'ang language and "Paleweng" in Achang language.

4. Daily use

As a daily utensil, gourds have many uses. The opening of the gourd is made into various shapes of utensils. The most common ones are kettles or hip flasks used to hold water or wine. They can also be used to ladle water, wash rice, ladle noodles, hold things, etc. In ancient times, gourds were also used to hold medicines. It is indeed better to store medicines than other containers such as iron boxes, clay pots, wooden boxes, etc. Because it has strong sealing properties, moisture cannot easily enter, and it is easy to keep medicines dry. Will not cause damage or deterioration. In addition, gourds can also be made into boats, agricultural tools, and even firearms for use in war.

Gourd introduction:

Gourd, Latin scientific name: Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. It belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae and the genus Cucurbita. It is a climbing plant, an annual climbing herb, with soft hairs, white flowers in summer and autumn, monoecious. The vine of the gourd can be up to 15 meters long, and the fruit can range from 10 centimeters to one meter. , the heaviest can reach one kilogram.

Gourds like a warm, sheltered environment and require a lot of space when planting. Seedlings are afraid of freezing. Fresh gourds have green skin and white flesh. The fruits are also called gourds and can be harvested and eaten as vegetables when immature.

The length of the vines, the size of the leaves and flowers, and the size and shape of the fruits vary among the cultivated types of gourds. Fruits are club-shaped, scoop-shaped, dolphin-shaped, pot-shaped, etc. The name of the type also depends on the fruit shape. In addition, in ancient times, people dried gourds in the sun and hollowed them out to make objects for holding things.

Gourd in a sentence:

1. Look at how the teacher draws, and you should do the same. Just follow the gourd and draw the scoop!

2. This art work is just a copycat, with no creativity at all.

3. The sweet and sour candied haws are evenly wrapped with a layer of white sesame seeds.

4. The synonyms of copying what is written are to follow the cat and draw the tiger, and to follow the gourd and draw the scoop.

5. The temple fair is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the most dazzling thing among tourists is the red candied haws.

6 When learning advanced technology and experience, you must not copy it, but must be good at innovation.

7. If you follow the same pattern, you will not become a painter.

8 Daniel: The idiom "imitate the gourd and draw the scoop" means to imitate according to the appearance.

9 She watched the cooking show and made a cake based on the same pattern.

10 The scoundrel Lou A Shu took advantage of the wealth, stole 15 strings of money, killed You Gourd, and caused an unjust case.