What kind of plant is the king melon with three solar terms in the long summer?

As the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients, the twenty-four solar terms contain rich knowledge of climat

What kind of plant is the king melon with three solar terms in the long summer?

As the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients, the twenty-four solar terms contain rich knowledge of climate and agriculture, which is the basis for the ancients to engage in farming behavior. Each solar term is very important and has developed different customs. Long summer is the fourth of the 24 solar terms, representing the departure of spring and the arrival of summer, and the representative of seasonal change and climate change.

The alias of Wang gua

"Third-class king melon is long" means that king melon is a kind of medicinal plant, which is also called sweet potato. In ancient times, "melons are like hail, ripe and red, and crows like to eat them, so they are called' old crow melons'". It is also recorded in Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica: Cucumber was born in March and has many tendrils, which can grow when tender. Its leaves are round and sharp like a horse, and its face is pale and astringent. In June and July, five small yellow flowers appeared in clusters, bearing countless fruits. When they were mature, they were red and yellow, and their skins were rough and astringent. The root is not like Ge, but it is as small as the root of Trichosanthes kirilowii, and the powder is very white and greasy. You have to dig two or three feet deep to find the root. Jiangxi people are fertile, with roots as the fragrance of vegetables and tastes like yam. Cucumber is a unique climber in northern China. It grows rapidly in the long summer and bears red fruit in June and July.

Appearance characteristics of zucchini

Cucurbitaceae belongs to Trichosanthes kirilowii, which has a long growth cycle and belongs to perennial herbs. The paper leaves of melon have a broad oval or circular outline, the leaf base is deeply heart-shaped, the top is dark green, the back is light green, and there are reticular veinlets. Petiole longitudinal stripes, flowers dioecious. Pedicel short, sparsely bracteole; The fruit is ovoid, flowering from May to August, and bearing fruit in August-165438+1October. Cucumber is a cuboid cross, which is divided into three rooms. There is a circular depression or small hole outside each room at both ends, and the room is hollow. There is a 1 person wide ring in the middle 1 room, which is 1- 1.2cm long and 6-8mm wide. The surface is grayish brown or dark brown, and sometimes the two ends are slightly bright gray. All rough, with many small protrusions. The body is light and the seed coat is hard. After breaking, you can see two rectangular cotyledons in the middle room, oily. A slight breath, a faint taste. It is better to be big and full.

Specific distribution area

Zucchini is generally distributed in East China. Many northerners don't know zucchini. The climate in the north is not suitable for the growth of zucchini Zucchini is widely distributed in East, Central, South and Southwest China. Born in sparse forests or bushes on hillsides. Fruits, seeds and roots can all be used as medicine. The names of traditional Chinese medicines are: zucchini, zucchini and zucchini root; Among them, melon has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting fluid production, removing blood stasis and promoting lactation.