The efficacy and eating habits of watermelon

Today I will give you a detailed introduction to the effects of watermelon and the benefits of eating watermelon:

【Tips for choosing melons】

Watermelon contains nutrients, in addition to vitamin A, B1, B2, vitamin C, and it does not contain fat, so eating it can not only beautify your skin, but also keep you from getting fat. In addition, it can also relieve heat, quench thirst, and promote urination. However, it is not advisable to eat too much watermelon, as it can cause indigestion and diarrhea.

How to choose a watermelon? First of all, check whether the body of the watermelon is firm, whether the skin has clear lines, and whether the color is distinct; the navel of the watermelon stem should be concave inward; the vine should be as close to the body as possible, and the vine near the stem should be green and thick. Finally, listen to the sound of tapping the watermelon. If it is a crisp sound of "dongdong" and you can feel the body of the watermelon trembling, it is a watermelon of just the right maturity. If it is a sound of "toto", it is a reflection of higher maturity, and a raw watermelon will make a "pupu" sound.

【Efficacy】

The flesh of watermelon is juicy and delicious, and even the rind has many uses; it can be made into preserves, pickles or stir-fries, and the cool rind can be used to wipe the face, which has the beauty benefits of cooling and relieving inflammation as well as nourishing and replenishing water.

There is a lot of information about watermelon being used in folk medicine and health care in ancient and modern times. For example:

1. "Songmo Jiwen" said: Someone suffered from eye disease. He was told to cut watermelon into slices and dry it, and then take it every day. The disease healed because watermelon is cold in nature and can reduce heat.

2. "Sui Xi Ju Diet" says: For those who have abdominal distension after eating melon, drink the soup made from pickled winter vegetables to relieve the symptoms. For red eyes and mouth sores, dry and pickle the flesh of watermelon and eat it; for sores inside the lips, burn and grind the rind of watermelon and hold it in your mouth; for illness caused by eating too much melon, boil the rind and treat it; for stomatitis, dry the rind of watermelon, stir-fry it until it is charred, add a little borneol, grind it into powder, mix with honey and apply to the affected area.

3. For diabetes and turbid urine, use 16 grams of watermelon peel and wax gourd peel and 12 grams of tacca, and decoct them in water.

4. For hypertension, use 13 grams of dried watermelon branches and 10 grams of Cassia seed, boil them in water and drink them instead of tea.

5. Alcohol poisoning, dizziness and thirst after being drunk, drink a bowl of watermelon juice.

【Ingredients and efficacy】

Watermelon pulp: contains protein, glucose, sucrose, fructose, malic acid, citrulline, glutamic acid, arginine, phosphate, lysine, propionic acid, ethylene glycol, betaine, adenine, sucrose, carotene, carotene, tomatine, hexahydrotomatine, vitamins A, B, C, and various aldehydes in the volatile components.

Seeds: contain fatty oil, protein, vitamin B2, starch, pentosan, propionic acid, urea, sucrose, etc.

The citrulline and arginine contained in watermelon pulp can increase the formation of urea in the rat liver, leading to a diuretic effect. The seeds contain a saponin component that has a blood pressure-lowering effect and can also relieve acute cystitis. Fresh watermelon rind can be used as a side dish after being salted.

Eating watermelon raw can quench thirst, relieve summer heat and irritability. It is known as the "natural white tiger soup". A Chinese folk proverb says: Eat watermelon in summer and you don't need to take medicine. This shows that watermelon is the most suitable for summer. It can not only relieve summer heat and sweat a lot, but also replenish water. It is known as the king of summer fruits. In Hami, Xinjiang, the temperature difference between day and night is large. It is hot during the day and cold at night. Therefore, the slang says: Wear a fur coat in the morning and a gauze in the afternoon, and eat watermelon with a stove in your arms.

【Eating habits】

Watermelon is the most natural beverage. It is rich in nutrients and has many benefits to the human body. However, although watermelon has many advantages, the side effects of eating it in large quantities or for a long time should not be ignored.

Ming Wang Ying's "Food Materia Medica" says: Watermelon is cold and relieves heat, and is known as the natural Hundred Tiger Soup, but it is not advisable to eat too much. Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: Watermelon and melon are both raw and cold. People think that they are like a revelation, sweet dew that sprinkles the heart, and they take the temporary pleasure, but they don't know that they hurt the spleen and promote dampness.

Yuan Li Pengfei's "Book of Longevity" says: Northerners have thick constitutions, so they are used to eating melons, while southerners have thin constitutions, and eating too much melons can easily cause cholera. It also says: Chen Fengyuan, the governor of Fangzhou, ate too much melon to escape the summer heat, and in autumn he suddenly had back and leg pains and could not move. This was all caused by eating melons.

Therefore, people with spleen and stomach deficiency, abdominal pain due to cold accumulation, frequent urination, large amount of urine, and those with chronic enteritis, gastritis, and duodenal ulcer should not eat too much watermelon. Normal and healthy people should not eat too much at one time or for a long time, because watermelon has a lot of water, which will dilute the gastric juice in the stomach and cause indigestion or diarrhea.