The desert is full of watermelons , why does no one dare to eat them?

What do the "watermelons" in the desert look like? Let's take a look at ** first:

Don't look at this plant looks very similar to watermelon, in fact, it has nothing to do with watermelon at all, but it is a highly toxic plant called medicinal gourd. I have to say that its appearance is too similar to watermelon, so many people will be fooled, but it is very different from the inside of watermelon, and these medicinal gourds will not only be poisoned after eating.

Let's open it up and take a look.

Although the appearance of the medicinal gourd looks like a watermelon, but after opening, it is not very different, generally speaking, there is no plush outside, there are some vertical strips on the fruit, and the melon is also divided into male and female. Although the fruit looks like a watermelon, it is hollow, the filling inside is spongy, and there are many seeds that look like pumpkin seeds in the middle.

The length of the seeds of the medicine gourd is about 5-6 mm, the color of the shell is brownish-yellow, with a certain gloss, and the hardness is relatively high, and the color of the fruit in the shell is white.

The habits of the medicine gourd.

The medicinal gourd belongs to a kind of bitter gourd fruit, which is generally one or two years old, shaped a bit like a balloon, with a diameter of about 3-10 cm, and three colors of yellow, light yellow and milky white.

Toxicity of medicinal gourds.

The medicinal gourd is a plant that is poisonous to both the vine and the fruit, which means that all parts of it are poisonous, and it is sometimes used as an insecticide. When people accidentally eat it, they may have diarrhea, headache and other symptoms, and if they are not timely**, the most serious may even be kidney failure until death.

Although the toxicity of the drug gourd is relatively strong, there is still some hope if it is treated in a short period of time, milk can be slightly inhibited, atropine can reduce secretions, and poisoned patients have more hope of survival if they can survive for 48 hours.

The distribution area of the medicinal gourd.

The medicinal gourd is mainly common in the desert areas of the Mediterranean and Central America, although there are also in other desert areas, but the distribution is relatively small.

Conclusion: The desert is a very mysterious place, there are many unknown things waiting for people to explore and discover, interested friends can learn more about the desert, maybe when will it play a role.

The medicinal effect of the medicinal gourd.

In fact, everyone knows from its name with a medicine word that this medicine gourd can be used in medicine, and the medicine made from it has the effect of **rheumatoid arthritis.

Although it is inedible, it can be used to make wine, and the soaked wine cannot be drunk, but it can be used for **waist pain, if the part is caused by an occupational disease, it can be used to wipe it, but wear disposable gloves!

Because the "watermelon" in the desert is not a real watermelon, but a poisonous plant, no one dares to eat it.

Because these watermelons are not real watermelons, but plants that look like watermelons, in fact it is poisonous, so no one dares to eat them.

That's because watermelons can't grow in the desert at all, and if such a situation occurs, it must be very incredible, so people dare not eat it.

The desert is full of "watermelons", but why does no one dare to eat them? Because it is poisonous, if you don't care about vomiting and diarrhea after eating, you can try it. The watermelon in the desert is harmful, but unlike the highly toxic, the so-called "poison" in this kind of watermelon is only due to the excessive extreme nutrients in it, which makes the watermelon more harmful to the body.

On the one hand, if there is no water in the desert and you have to face the danger of starvation, if you don't want to be starved to death, you would rather be poisoned, eating watermelon is a good choice.

The desert is a harsh environment, with strong heat during the day and extreme freezing at night, and it is impossible to dig out a drop of water after digging ten feet into the ground, but the soil layer will be a little damp. Watermelons in the desert grow by sucking a little water from this dry soil. This kind of water is not poisonous, but when it is stored in the "body" by the watermelon over time, it will be stored in the body along with the absorption of nutrients and the absorption of dirty chemicals.

This dirty chemical is actually the root cause of endotoxin in watermelon.

But these so-called "stolen chemicals" are not like the soil stained by watermelons that fall to the ground, and can be eaten after cleaning up. This kind of "spoiled chemicals" are the same as the water in watermelon, and they are found throughout the watermelon, just like human blood. Although the harm caused by this stolen chemical substance will not be serious immediately, it can destroy the physical and mental health of the human body.

The most prominent thing is that you will vomit and diarrhea after eating.

In Xinjiang, many people use this kind of watermelon to make "vent medicine" for these reasons. Although endotoxin is not lethal, if it were not for the extreme lack of water in the deep desert, there would be no need to eat this kind of watermelon, and the probability of surviving after eating it would become smaller. If you are in and out of the desert, you can get out quickly even if there is little water, and there is no need to eat this kind of watermelon.

As a result, this kind of watermelon has become a kind of "weed" that is everywhere but no one drinks it. The only use is that it is sometimes used as a catharsis.

The main reason is that watermelons in the desert are poisonous, and if people eat them, they will be harmed, so they can't be eaten.

Mainly because the watermelon in the desert is poisonous, and after eating, you may experience vomiting and diarrhea.

Because everyone is worried that this watermelon is poisonous, because it is not a very normal thing to grow watermelons in the desert.