苦瓜,又名凉瓜或金荔枝,原产东印度,属葫芦科苦瓜属一年生蔓性植物。在我国南方栽培较为普遍。苦瓜作为蔬菜以食用嫩瓜为主,其维生素 C 含量是瓜类蔬菜中最高的,蛋白质含量也较高,并含有丰富的氨基酸和矿物质。近年来,还发现苦瓜有降血糖、抗癌、抗艾滋病的药效。随着人们对苦瓜的营养价值和药用价值认识的加深,全国各地纷纷引种苦瓜,已逐渐成为一种很有发展前途的经济作物。浙江省的杭州、衢州、丽水和金华等地都有苦瓜种植,但以春夏种植为主。由于 Bitter gourd, also known as Lianggua or Jin litchi, native East India, is a gourd family of bitter gourd is an annual creeping plants. In our southern cultivation is more common. Bitter melon as a vegetable to eat tender melon-based, its vitamin C content is the highest in melons vegetables, protein content is higher, and is rich in amino acids and minerals. In recent years, it has also been found that bitter gourd has hypoglycemic, anti-cancer and anti-AIDS effects. With people’s deepening understanding of nutritional value and medicinal value of bitter melon, bitter melon has been introduced all over the country and has gradually become a promising economic crop. Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Quzhou, Lishui and Jinhua and other places have bitter gourd planting, but the main spring and summer planting. due to