Girls' fruit, also known as brocade lantern, is an annual herb of solanaceae, and is also called Red Girl Fruit and Brocade Lantern. The details are as follows:

The girl fruit looks like a cherry or berry, but it is a close relative of tomato, and the plant life span is generally 8 years. Girder fruit grows in mountainous or semi-mountainous areas all over the country, most commonly in the northeast, and widely distributed in southern Africa, Madagascar, France and the Andes in South America abroad. In France, the girl fruit is even known as "Love in a Cage", "Winter Cherry" and "China Lantern".

The main value of Lagerstroemia indica

Its fresh fruit contains a lot of pectin, which can be processed into high-quality jam, fruit cake, fruit juice and other health foods. The products are loved by consumers because of their unique flavor. The fruit of the bottle gourd is rich in nutrients such as sugar, protein, fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins and mineral elements. In addition, it also contains citric acid, malic acid, tannin resin, saponin, flavonoid glycosides and other physiologically active substances.

Reference to the above information? Baidu Encyclopedia-Lagerstroemia indica