9 taboos you should pay attention to when 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.

　　People love to eat watermelon not only for its delicious taste, but also because it can cool and quench thirst, relieve summer heat and relieve troubles, making people feel comfortable. However, eating watermelon also has its taboos that cannot be ignored.

　　1. Don’t eat too much, otherwise it will damage the spleen and stomach and cause pharyngitis.

　　Watermelon is a raw and cold product. Eating too much can easily damage the spleen and stomach. Therefore, those with spleen and stomach deficiency, indigestion, and loose stools should eat less. Eating more will cause abdominal distension and diarrhea. diarrhea , decreased appetite, and accumulation of cold and dampness, leading to disease . If you eat too much watermelon at one time, the large amount of water in the watermelon will dilute the gastric juice, causing indigestion and reduced gastrointestinal resistance.

　　2、cold Don’t eat watermelon in the early stages

　　Do not eat watermelon in the early stages of a cold, otherwise it will aggravate the cold or prolong the recovery time. Whether it is a wind-cold cold or a wind-heat cold, the initial stage is a superficial disease, and should be treated by dispersing the pathogenic factors from the surface. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that you should not attack the inside until the outside is resolved, otherwise the evil from the outside will enter the inside and worsen the condition. In the early stages of a cold, when the pathogenic factors are on the surface, eating watermelon is equivalent to taking medicine that clears away heat, which will attract the pathogenic factors into the cold, aggravating the cold or prolonging the cure time. However, when a cold worsens and symptoms such as high fever, thirst, sore throat, yellow and red urine occur, you can eat some watermelon while taking normal medicine, which will help the recovery of the cold.