The difference between grass fruit and opium poppy

Grass fruit is the fruit of grass fruit of cardamom genus of Zingiberaceae, alias grass kernel, grass fruit, etc. Poppy is the general name of nearly 180 species of opium poppy, grass fruit and poppy fruit are similar in appearance, can play a role in increasing aroma, let's take a look at the differences between them!

The families and genera of grass fruit and opium poppy are different.

1. Grass fruit: grass fruit is the fruit of plant kingdom, angiosperm phylum, Monocotyledon, Zingiberaceae, Zingiberaceae and cardamom.

2. Opium poppy: opium poppy is the fruit of plant kingdom, angiosperm phylum, dicotyledonous class, primitive perianth subclass, poppy order, poppy family, poppy.

Plant differences between grass and fruit and opium poppy

1. Grass fruit: the grass fruit is a perennial herb, 200-250 cm high, the whole plant has a pungent smell, the stem is divided into erect stems and rhizomes, there are 12-16 leaves, 2 rows of leaves, short stalks or sessile, leaves long or narrowly oblong, 55 cm long, 20 cm wide, spikes, arising from the rhizome, spherical, each ear has 60120 flowers, indehiscent capsule, the fruit is rich in fiber, and the texture is hard after drying. The fruit is hammer-shaped, ovoid or subglobose in shape, flowering from April to June and fruiting from September to December.

2. Opium poppy: opium poppy is an annual herb with stems 30-80 cm high, branched, with extended rough hairs, leaves alternate, pinnately parted, lobes lanceolate or strip-lanceolate, rough hairs on both sides, flower buds ovoid, long stalks, drooping when not open, sepals green, falling off after flowering, petals 4, purplish red, base often with dark purple spots, broadly Obovate or subrounded, anthers yellow, pistil obovoid. Stigma radiate, flowering and fruiting from March to November.

The difference in appearance between grass fruit and poppy

1, grass fruit: grass fruit is an indehiscent capsule, chestnut size, oblong, brown, there are edges on the shell, shell lines are more obvious, the whole fruit is relatively "wrinkled", there are 20-66 seeds. The seeds are polygonal, about 0.4-0.7 cm long and 0.3-0.5 cm wide. Each seed grain is surrounded by a white spongy film with a strong fragrance and spicy taste.

2. Opium poppy: chestnut-sized, oblong, brown, with ribs on the shell, disc-shaped residual stigmas at the top, smooth as a whole, many seeds, black or dark gray, honeycomb surface.

The difference of efficacy between grass fruit and opium poppy

1, grass fruit: grass fruit taste pungent, warm, non-toxic, into the spleen meridian, stomach meridian, with dryness and dampness, expectorant and interception of malaria, spleen appetizer, diuresis and detumescence effect, the main treatment of malaria, phlegm and drink fullness, epigastric cold pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, food accumulation and other diseases.

2. Opium poppy: opium poppy tastes sour, astringent, cold, and belongs to the meridians of lung, kidney and large intestine. it has the effect of collecting lung, astringent intestine, strengthening kidney and relieving pain. it mainly treats chronic cough, wheezing, diarrhea, dysentery, prolapse, spermatorrhea, leucorrhea, heartache and tendon pain.