Why does no one dare to eat the watermelon encountered in the desert no matter how thirsty it is?

In the scorching summer, the happiest thing is nothing more than air-conditioned wifi watermelon, but when you encounter watermelon in the desert, no one dares to eat it even if it is hot, why is this? Are the consequences serious?

Before wild watermelons were cultivated by humans, they had thick skin and were not sweet. About 4,000 years ago, the Egyptians began to cultivate watermelon, the Han Dynasty from the Western Regions into China, and then continue to improve the variety, watermelon skin is thinner and thinner, melon pulp is also redder and sweeter, more in line with people's taste. In the case of extreme thirst, it is undoubtedly a very happy thing to be a big watermelon that is cold.

But not all watermelons quench their thirst.

In the arid desert, there is a kind of watermelon that cannot be eaten, the real name of this watermelon is medicinal watermelon, which is also a gourd wood, gourd watermelon genus, which looks very much like a malnourished watermelon, and also has vertical stripes, but the difference is that its melon pulp is a white cotton-like flocculent, and there are many seeds larger than pumpkin seeds in the middle. Due to the large amount of carotene in the body, the taste of melon pulp is very bitter, and the water contained is also very small, which cannot achieve the effect of cough suppressant. And the reason why you can't eat it is because watermelon is highly toxic, not only the melon is poisonous, but even the vines and leaves are full of toxicity, once its juice is stained, it will be red, swollen, itchy, and in severe cases, it will lead to ulceration.

When people accidentally eat it, they will have diarrhea, headache and other symptoms, and if it is not timely, it is likely to cause kidney failure and even death. But it's such a terrible watermelon, and there are many people who specialize in growing it, why is that? In fact, as you know from the name, it has a certain medicinal value, and it is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine unique to the Uyghur people, which has the effect of relieving pain and reducing swelling for diseases caused by cold, such as rheumatism, toothache, chest tightness, etc.

Now the local people still have the habit of using watermelon to treat diseases, but the use of it ** diseases need to be accurately controlled, and because watermelon is toxic all over the body, it also makes him a good raw material for making pesticides. So the question is, if one day you are really unfortunate enough to get lost in the desert, what plants can keep you alive and wait for rescue?

In fact, cacti are a good choice. Its stalk is thick, fleshy, like a natural water reservoir, which can reduce water evaporation from the body during the dry season and absorb and store water in large quantities during the rainy season. Of course, not all of them can be eaten, there are more than 1,000 kinds of cactus, some of which contain toxic alkaloids, and the toxins will act on the central nervous system after eating, and have the effect of displacement and paralysis.

You can look for the giant pillar cactus, which can reach up to six or seven stories tall and has a tender and juicy flesh that is perfect for quenching hunger and thirst.

Because watermelons encountered in the desert are usually poisonous and do not have much moisture.

This is because these watermelons in the desert are some medicinal watermelons, which are used as some insect repellent drugs and pesticides, and these watermelons are full of toxins, so they must not be eaten.

Because this kind of watermelon in the desert is a medicinal watermelon, this watermelon can generally be used as an insecticide, this watermelon is poisonous, the water content is particularly low, if you really eat this watermelon will be poisoned.