What is Gorgon Fruit?

What is Gorgon fruit? Our country is a vast country with abundant resources, and there are many valuable plants among the people that we don’t know about. Just like water chestnut, I believe most people don’t know what it means when they see this term, let alone what water chestnut is and what its functions are. Therefore, in order for us to better understand Gorgon fruit in the future and avoid wasting its efficacy, let us introduce what Gorgon fruit is.

According to relevant statistics, the harvest of water chestnuts has been getting worse and worse in recent years. This is not only due to the cultivation of water chestnuts, but more because many people do not understand water chestnuts. They do not know that this is a thing with high nutritional value and do not know how to protect water chestnuts. Therefore, it is very important for us to understand what Gorgon fruit is.

Gorgon fruit, also known as: chicken head rice, chicken head lotus, chicken head lotus, prickly lotus root, false lotus root, and Hunan root. A large annual aquatic herb of the Nymphaeaceae family and the genus Euryale. The submerged leaves are arrow-shaped or elliptical-kidney-shaped, 4-10 cm long, and thornless on both sides; the petioles are thornless; the March leaves of the water stem are close to the water surface, larger than lotus leaves, with wrinkles, green on the surface and purple on the back, and both the stems and leaves have thorns. The stem is more than ten feet long, with holes and threads in the middle. It can be eaten when the skin is peeled when it is tender. Purple flowers bloom in May and June, and when they bloom they form buds facing the sun, with green thorns on the buds. What is water chestnut? The flower is on the top of the bract, and looks like a chicken beak. After peeling it open, there is a soft meat wrapper and white rice inside the shell, which is shaped like a fish eye. It matures in July and August and bears fruit in September. The fruit is edible and can also be used as medicine. It is mainly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, back pain and knee pain, postpartum recovery conditioning, spleen strengthening and appetite conditioning, diarrhea conditioning. It replenishes the middle and replenishes Qi, refreshes the mind and strengthens the will, making the ears and eyes sharp. Long-term use can make people light and not hungry. It can also stimulate appetite, boost qi and nourish the kidneys, and treat frequent urination, spermatorrhea and purulent leucorrhea. It can be eaten as powder and is beneficial to people. However, children should not eat too much, as it is not good for the spleen and stomach and is difficult to digest.

Through the above brief introduction, I believe everyone has a preliminary understanding of Gorgon fruit. What is Gorgon fruit? It is something with high nutritional value, and can be used as a medicinal material to bring great help to the patient's body. Therefore, we must understand and protect water chestnuts so that this plant can grow well.