The plant shared today, now many farmers will grow, in fact, it is different from other fruits, the fruit taste is not good, and very sour many people can not accept, but it is called the calcium king of the plant, in fact, after pickling the taste is also very good.
Some plants seen in the countryside, such as fruits or vegetables, do not necessarily taste as good as the common fruits and vegetables on the market, but there are still many people in the countryside who grow them, all because these plants have their own uses, and many have higher nutritional value. The fruit shared today is like this, in fact, its fruit tastes very sour, but because of the high calcium content, there are still people planting, and there are still people in the city who buy it, which deserves our attention.
Its fruit grows like a pod, many people think that after peeling it is the beans it produces, but in fact, this fruit is the flesh inside, although there are also seeds, but it is different from our common pods. Its flesh can be edible, the taste is soft and sticky, but the taste is indeed very sour, even in the countryside and the city are also eaten, after it is processed and pickled, in fact, the taste is still very good, the ornamental value of the plant is high, and it is planted on the roadside.
The calcium king in this plant is actually called "sour horn", also known as capers, tamarinds, sour plums (Hainan), sour fruits, rammed, and american ginseng fruits. It is a genus of acid horns in the family Cymataceae. It is a tropical and subtropical evergreen large tree and is also a genus belonging to the legume family. It is a monotypic genus. Its tree is tall, with a rough trunk and sparse foliage, with bunches of brown curved hook-shaped pods hanging from the branches.
Acid Horn prefers hot climates and grows in areas with an average annual temperature of 18ºC-24ºC and an annual rainfall of 500-1200 mm. It is mainly distributed in Yunnan, river valley and Xishuangbanna area, known as the "Oriental Sacred Tree".
The edible value of the fruit of the sour horn is high, so it has been valued, in fact, the wood of the trees like it is also very good, and the economic value is very high. This wild fruit can also be used in medicine, and in ancient times it was a famous Chinese herbal medicine, which was used to generate jin, eliminate accumulation, and clear heat.