Ginseng fruit belongs to the Solanaceae family. The shape of ginseng fruit is mostly like heart shape or oval shape. When mature, the peel is golden yellow, some with purple stripes, and has an elegant fragrance. The pulp is fresh and juicy, with a unique flavor. In addition to high protein, low sugar, and low fat, it is also rich in vitamin C and a variety of trace elements necessary for the human body, especially the content of selenium and calcium is much higher than that of other fruits and vegetables. Therefore, ginseng fruit has anti-cancer, anti-aging, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood sugar, anti-inflammatory, calcium supplement, beauty and other functions; it can also be processed into juice, beverages, oral liquids, cans and other products, which has great development value.
Our country has widely practiced the cultivation of a plant fruit originating from the northern foothills of the Andes Mountains in South America. Its original name was "eggplant" and is now commonly known as "ginseng fruit" in various parts of the country.
This kind of ginseng fruit was once called fragrant eggplant, melon eggplant, fragrant mango, golden ginseng fruit, longevity fruit, purple fragrant eggplant, sweet eggplant, cantaloupe pear, fragrant pear, etc. in my country. Although it has many aliases. But it should be treated as one thing. This may be due to the different names in different places when it was first introduced in my country. From the perspective of plant taxonomy, it is more accurate to call it eggplant, melon eggplant or fragrant eggplant. However, it is also called ginseng fruit because it does have certain nutritional health care, disease-removing and longevity effects. Since the auspicious name "Ginseng Fruit" was used, it has had a great response in society. It aroused people's curiosity, which may be related to the saying in "Journey to the West" that eating ginseng fruit will lead to immortality. This ginseng fruit is a vegetable, fruit and ornamental herb of the Solanaceae family. In tropical and subtropical regions It is a perennial small shrub. It is cultivated as an annual in my country and Japan. The fruit is a juicy berry with light yellow flesh, oval, oval, heart-shaped, and gyro shape. The mature fruit appears cream or beige. Purple-red stripes