# Jin gua’er (pumpkin), Chinese woodcut ![[wellcome collection - 'Jin gua'er (a kind of pumpkin), Chinese woodcut', from 'Yecai bolu' (Compendium of Edible Wild Plants)' (PDM 1.0 DEED).jpg]] ‘[Jin gua'er (a kind of pumpkin), Chinese woodcut](https://wellcomecollection.org/works/enh3ywsj)’, [Wellcome Collection](https://wellcomecollection.org/) ([Public Domain Mark 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)). --- > ‘The illustration is accompanied by an explanatory text: > > *Jin gua’er* has shoots resembling those of the gourd. The leaves are small and similar to the leaves of chi dian ‘er. It has fine tendrils(?)The stem is square in section and the leaves have fine spines. The seeds are the size of \[illegible]. They are green when raw but red when cooked. The rind is yellow. The flesh within is greenish white. It tastes somewhat bitter. It is cold in nature. > > Mode of consumption: Remove the root. Boil until cooked, changing the water to get rid of the bitter taste. Boil once more and eat when well done.’[^1] --- - *See also:* [[Golden melon]] [^1]: ‘Jin gua’er (a kind of pumpkin), Chinese woodcut’, *Wellcome Collection*, accessed 16 April 2024, https://wellcomecollection.org/works/enh3ywsj.