Can winter melon seeds be eaten? What are the benefits of winter melon?

Winter melon seeds are the seeds of winter melon that people usually eat. Most people take out the seeds and the pulp and throw them away when eating winter melon. Is this right? Can winter melon seeds be eaten? If so, what are its benefits? Below I will give a detailed introduction to winter melon seeds, and you will understand these questions after reading it.

Can winter melon seeds be eaten? What are the benefits of winter melon?

1. Can winter melon seeds be eaten?

Winter melon seeds are edible. They can be fried and eaten as snacks. They can also be used as medicine and boiled with other Chinese medicinal materials. They are mild in nature and non-toxic. People can eat them safely without any side effects. Eating more winter melon seeds can clear the lungs and reduce phlegm, and can also promote diuresis and reduce swelling.

2. The efficacy of winter melon seeds

After being used as medicine, winter melon seeds are sweet in taste and cold in nature. They can enter the lung meridian and large intestine meridian. They have many functions such as clearing the lungs and resolving phlegm, eliminating carbuncle, discharging pus and promoting dampness. It can be used to treat human intestinal carbuncle and lung carbuncle, as well as leukorrhea, leucorrhea and athlete's foot. During treatment, it can be decocted into a soup and taken. The dosage should be between ten and fifteen grams. It can also be used directly externally. When used externally, the winter melon seeds can be crushed and applied directly.

3. Winter melon seeds can cure constipation

Winter melon seeds contain a large amount of natural oil, which can lubricate the intestines after people eat them. They have a good therapeutic effect on human intestinal constipation and dry stool. In normal treatment, winter melon seeds can be used together with Chinese medicinal materials such as hemp seed and Prunus mume seed, which will better play its effect of moisturizing the intestines and promoting bowel movements.