Watermelon is also known as "sand grandma" or "mare grandma". It is a wild fruit that can be eaten directly. Due to its plump shape, it is also called milk melon. It has high nutritional value. Let's learn about the image and medicinal value of watermelon.
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Characteristics of Watermelon
Watermelon is a perennial herbaceous drought-tolerant plant that grows well in sandy and gravelly soil. It is plump and resembles a watermelon. It is commonly known as "watermelon flower" or "milk melon" in rural areas.
It can be found in sandy beaches, forest edges, grasslands, wastelands, slopes, and roadsides in rural areas of Northeast China, North China, Northwest China, and Jiangnan.
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Watermelon is common in the north and rare in the south, and it may not even exist. It is a drought-tolerant plant that generally grows in grassland vegetation in typical grasslands. It usually grows in sandy and gravelly soil and can be found in wasteland or fields in rural areas.
Watermelon has a unique appearance, resembling a droplet. It gradually tapers at both ends and is more swollen in the middle, like a spindle.
The stem of watermelon is relatively slender, but it is soft and has a low degree of lignification. Some livestock, such as goats, camels, and sheep, love to eat watermelon.
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Nutritional Value of Watermelon
Watermelon can be eaten raw when it is tender. It is not only fragrant and crisp, but also rich in nutrients, making it a very healthy wild fruit.
Watermelon has a relatively high protein content, which is almost equivalent to purple clover and comparable to wheat bran. It is also rich in crude fat and ash, especially calcium.
Because the fruit of watermelon contains white mucous fluid, many people do not like to eat it.
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When watermelon is tender, the sprouted pods are very delicious, but they are not so delicious after the leaves fall off.
Watermelon is a plant with rich nutritional value, especially the protein content, which is not only abundant but also of good quality. Watermelon has a slightly sweet taste, but it is cold in nature and has significant effects.
It is recommended to eat fresh tender fruits because fresh watermelon has a slightly bitter taste, but it has a faint natural milk fragrance and is crispy and tender. It is full of rich milk juice and nutrients.
