When do wild sweet potatoes ripen? Which month is the ripening period
Wild sweet potato is a multi-purpose plant that combines edible, medicinal, landscaping and ornamental uses. Also known as diguapao, diguo, dipipa and so on, it is a creeping woody vine of the genus Ficus in the mulberry family, distributed in Sichuan, Guizhou and other places. It is edible, has very high nutritional value, and its nutritional components are also very complete. Now let us take a look at when wild sweet potatoes ripen!
When do wild sweet potatoes ripen?
The fruit ripening period of wild sweet potato is after the Dragon Boat Festival (June to October). After wild sweet potatoes ripen, even from more than 20 meters away, a rich fragrance can be smelled, so it is also called mantianxiang, meaning fragrance all over the ground. From proverbs such as “On the sixth day of the sixth month, the sweet potatoes ripen; around the middle of the seventh month, the sweet potatoes rot” and “On the fifth day of the fifth month, the sweet potatoes are boiled. On the sixth day of the sixth month, the sweet potatoes ripen. On the seventh day of the seventh month, the sweet potatoes are dense. On the eighth day of the eighth month, the sweet potatoes are big. On the ninth day of the ninth month, the sweet potatoes are gone”, the ripening time of wild sweet potatoes can also be seen.
How much does wild sweet potato cost per jin?
The market price of wild sweet potato is about 25 to 35 yuan per jin. Wild sweet potatoes are mostly found growing wild in rural areas, and many people born in the 1970s and 1980s have childhood memories of going up the hills to dig wild sweet potatoes. As wild sweet potatoes become fewer and fewer, things are precious when they are rare, and they can also be bought in larger amounts on the market, but prices vary from place to place. Generally, the price of wild sweet potato is about 25 to 35 yuan per jin, and on some shopping websites the price can reach about 35 yuan per jin.
What are the benefits of eating wild sweet potato?
Wild sweet potato is rich in trace elements and also contains dietary fiber essential for human health. Dietary fiber can promote intestinal peristalsis and help improve the symptoms of patients with indigestion and chronic constipation, and is especially suitable for the elderly, pregnant women and people who are bedridden for a long time. In particular, the composition of amino acid types in its protein is relatively reasonable, indicating that its protein nutritional value is relatively high. Among them, the content of 3 anti-fatigue branched-chain amino acids accounts for 29.08% of the total amino acids, and it has a very good health-care effect on the human body.