【Sea and River Ingredients Guessing Game】Be careful with those that look good and taste good too
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When consuming it, note that the seed is a traditional herbal medicine used topically, and its kernel contains toxic saponins. When consumed by humans, it can cause dizziness, nausea, salivation, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Once poisoned, one should go to the hospital immediately for treatments such as induced vomiting, fluid infusion, and anti-inflammatory therapy; in most cases, recovery is possible. Therefore, when consuming it, in the presence of children, they should be prevented from eating the kernels.
A unique fruit grows in the wild in regions such as Guangxi, Guangdong, and Taiwan in China. It is said that eating this fruit can promote longevity and enhance vitality and health, which is why it is called the \"fruit of paradise\" – not because eating it will allow one to go to heaven.
The fruit is large and bright red; it is also known as the \"sweet gourd\". Its seed coat is edible and has a quite pleasant taste. Moreover, its flesh contains astonishingly high levels of lycopene and beta-carotene, higher than those in goji berries and spirulina, and its leaves can be used as vegetables to make soups. Its seeds are known in traditional Chinese medicine as Momordica seeds; they have dispersive and cooling properties, and are used to treat liver and spleen disorders, wounds, hemorrhoids, bruises, edema, and suppuration.
Comparison table of lycopene content in various vegetables and fruits (per 100 grams): Seabuckthorn fruit: 155–305 mg; Tomatoes: 0.2–20 mg; Guava: 5.23–5.50 mg (pink variety); Papaya: 0.11–5.3 mg; Grapefruit: 0.35–3.36 mg (pink variety); Carrots: 0.65–0.78 mg; Pumpkins: 0.38–0.46 mg; Sweet potatoes: 0.02–0.11 mg; Apricots: 0.01–0.05 mg. Comparison table of beta-carotene content in various vegetables and fruits (per 100 grams): Seabuckthorn fruit: 83,630 micrograms; Spirulina: 38,810 micrograms; Goji berries: 9,750 micrograms; Broccoli: 7,210 micrograms; Green tea: 5,800 micrograms; Carrots: 4,130 micrograms; Sea buckthorn fruits: 3,840 micrograms; Mangos: 897 micrograms; Tomatoes: 375 micrograms
I’ve heard of it for the first time; I’ve never seen it.
Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng., also known as Momordica (according to the Flora of Economic Plants in China), Nuofangguo (in Hekou, Yunnan), and Laodonggua among other names. Perennial herbaceous vine with enlarged tuberous roots. The stem has longitudinal ridges ； The tendrils are thick, opposite the leaves, single, and unbranched. Leaves are alternate, round to broadly ovate, 7–14 cm long; usually 3-lobed or deeply lobed. The lobes are slightly ovate or elongated ovate, with entire margins or slight teeth. The base is nearly cordate, and the tip is acute. The upper surface is smooth, while the lower surface is covered with small papillae. The veins are reticulate, branching in a three-vein pattern ； The petiole is 5–10 cm long, with longitudinal ridges, and bears 2–5 glands at its middle or near the leaf. Flowers are unisexual, with plants being hermaphroditic. It commonly grows in gullies, forest edges, and along roads at altitudes of 450–1100 meters. It grows wild in deep soil layers on slopes and at forest edges. Prefers warmth and plenty of sunlight. Grows poorly in shaded conditions. It is distributed in the Yangtze River basin and areas to its south, as well as on the Indochina Peninsula and the Indian Peninsula. It has the effects of reducing swelling and dissipating lumps, as well as eliminating toxins