What does a pumpkin look like?

Generally, the skin of pumpkin has two colors, orange and cyan, which are oblate. There are deep vertical dents, depressions and gray or white seeds on the outer skin. The leaves are large, oval, with yellow and white fluff on them, which feels very prickly. Pumpkin flowers is a monoecious plant. The calyx of male flowers is like a bell, and the color of corolla is generally pale yellow.

Pumpkin is a very common vegetable and can also be eaten as coarse grains. Its taste is sweet and soft, and people who lose weight can eat it in moderation. Pumpkin is an indispensable food in people's daily diet.

Pumpkin appearance

1, shape: Generally, the skin of pumpkin has two colors: orange and cyan. The pulp of orange is powdery and sticky, which is suitable for direct consumption as coarse grains. The blue flesh is crisp and suitable for cooking. The most common shape of pumpkin is oblate, with deep vertical dents on the skin, hollow inside and gray or white seeds.

2. Leaves: The leaves of pumpkin are large and oval, about 12 to 15 cm long and 20 to 30 cm wide. There is a thick layer of yellow-white fluff on the leaves, which feels very prickly, and there will be some small white spots on the leaves. The leaves are emerald green, and the edges of the leaves are toothed.

3. Flowers: pumpkin flowers is a monoecious plant, which is beneficial to pollination and fruiting. The calyx of the male flower looks like a bell, with strip-shaped lobes on it, about one centimeter. Corolla is generally pale yellow, about 8 cm long. Female flowers have several more styles than male flowers, and there are three stigmas on them.

What plant is pumpkin?

Pumpkin is a cucurbitaceae plant, native to Mexico and Central America, and widely cultivated all over the world. Later, it was introduced to China, and now it is widely planted in the north and south. Pumpkin is suitable for growing in high temperature and dry climate, but it can resist high temperature and high humidity, but it can't grow because the soil humidity is too high, and the relative humidity of the soil is 50%.

Operation pumpkin

1. Pumpkin contains a variety of trace elements, among which chromium and cobalt are essential elements for human islet cells, which can improve the body's resistance, promote blood circulation, improve hematopoietic function and stabilize blood sugar.

2. There is a lot of pectin in pumpkin, which can protect gastric mucosa, reduce gastric irritation and promote the healing of gastric ulcer. In addition, pumpkin can also promote bile secretion, thus promoting digestion.

3, because pumpkin is rich in dietary fiber, this substance can accelerate the peristalsis and digestion of the stomach, and after entering the body, it can also absorb water to swell and soften feces, so people with constipation can eat more.