What are the taboos about eating watermelon in summer?

　　What are the benefits of eating watermelon?

　　"Compendium of Materia Medica" says that watermelon is sweet, cold and non-toxic. It not only "relieves irritability and thirst, relieves summer heat", but also "relaxes the middle and lowers qi, diuresis, cures bloody diarrhea, relieves alcohol poisoning, and cures aphthous ulcers." Watermelon is also called "Shengsheng Baihu Decoction" in medical books. Baihu Decoction is a powerful traditional Chinese medicine prescription for treating high fever, polydipsia and other symptoms of excess heat. It is said that eating watermelon can achieve the effects of this prescription, which shows how much doctors attach great importance to it. Watermelon can be a diuretic, help digestion, and eliminate edema. Therefore, eating watermelon can be used as an auxiliary treatment for symptoms such as fever, thirst, oliguria, excessive sweating, and irritability that occur in summer heatstroke or other acute fever diseases.

　　Among them, 94% of the pulp of watermelon is water, which can help eliminate excess water from the body, maintain normal kidney function, and eliminate edema. Secondly, it also contains sugar, vitamins, various amino acids, and a small amount of inorganic salts. These substances can most effectively supplement the water and nutrients needed by the human body during high temperatures. Although the amino acids in watermelon have a diuretic function, it does not cause frequent urination. Instead, it helps reduce the frequency and increase the amount of urine. The toxins in the body can be smoothly excreted, taking away excess heat, achieving the effect of clearing away heat and replenishing qi, and the metabolism will naturally improve. In addition, watermelon has a significant effect on dizziness and fatigue caused by drinking.

　　In addition, the medicinal part of watermelon includes the rind, which is called "watermelon green coat" by traditional Chinese medicine. In fact, melon rind is far better than melon pulp in clearing away heat, diuresis and promoting fluid production, but not many people know about it. As long as the melon rind is slightly modified, it can become a rare summer dish. The simplest method is to peel off the outer rough green skin and remaining melon pulp, cut it into strips, and mix it with sesame oil, refined salt, sugar, and vinegar. It can also be stir-fried with onion, ginger, meat slices, etc., and poured with thin gravy.

　　1. Don’t eat watermelon that has been opened for too long

　　If the temperature is high, watermelon will easily deteriorate and breed germs if left open for too long. Eating it will lead to intestinal infectious diseases. Therefore, when eating watermelon, you should pay attention to choose ripe and fresh watermelon.

　　2. People with renal insufficiency should not eat it.

　　Eating a large amount of watermelon in a short period of time will increase the water content in the body and exceed the physiological capacity of the human body. In patients with renal insufficiency, the ability of the kidneys to regulate water is greatly reduced. Excessive water entering the body cannot be regulated and excreted from the body, resulting in a sharp increase in blood volume and easy death from acute heart failure.