匏与瓠,同属葫芦科。有人在《诗经》唱道:“匏有苦叶,济有深涉。深则厉,浅则揭。”说是匏长熟了,挖空晒干,拴在腰里,可以当救生圈使。过河时,先试试河水深浅,水深的话,就拴上匏,水浅的话,就挽起裤腿趟过去。又有人在《诗经》里唱道,“幡幡瓠叶,采之烹(一作”亨“)之,君子有酒,酌言尝之。”说是瓠的叶子可以吃,古人煮肉煮饭的时候,摘一把瓠叶下锅里,鲜甜爽口, 匏 and 瓠, belong to Cucurbitaceae. Someone in the “Book of Poetry” sings: “There are bitter leaves, economic deep .When the deep, shallow is exposed.” Said is a long matured, hollowed out the sun, tied to the waist, you can make life buoy . Cross the river, the first try the depth of the river, the depth of water, then tied to the 匏, shallow water, rolled up his trouser legs over. Another person in the “Book of Songs” sings, “banner streamer leaves, mining the cooking (a” “Heng”), the gentleman has wine, discretion to taste. "Said that the leaves can be eaten, the ancients When cooking meat, pick a pot of leaves under the pot, sweet and refreshing,