Watermelon can cool down and remove heat, peel is used medicinally. It has the effect of clearing heat, diuresis and lowering blood pressure. In addition to these effects, do you know the benefits of eating watermelon to human body? Let's go with Xiaobian to have a look
First of all, 94% of the watermelon pulp is water, as well as sugar, vitamins, a variety of amino acids and a small amount of inorganic salts. These substances can effectively supplement the water and nutrition needed by the human body in high temperature.
Secondly, the water and inorganic salt in watermelon can take away the extra heat in our body by urinating, so as to clear away heat and relieve summer heat.
Li Shizhen described the benefits of eating watermelon in detail in compendium of Materia Medica. He said that watermelon is sweet, cold and non-toxic. It not only "relieves the boredom and thirst, relieves the summer heat", but also "broadens the middle and lower Qi, benefits the small water, cures the blood dysentery, relieves the alcohol poison, and cures the mouth sore".
In the medical books, watermelon is also called "natural white tiger soup". White tiger soup is a powerful prescription of traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of high fever, thirst and other symptoms of excess heat. It is said that eating watermelon can achieve the effect of this prescription, which shows the importance of doctors to it. In today's opinion, the symptoms of fever, thirst, less urine, more perspiration and irritability caused by heatstroke or other acute heat diseases in summer can be treated by eating watermelon.
In addition, the medical part of watermelon also has the skin called "watermelon green clothes" by Chinese medicine. In fact, the effect of melon peel on heat clearing, diuresis and fluid production is far better than that of melon pulp, but there are not many people who know it. As long as the melon skin is slightly modified, it can become a rare summer dish. The simplest way is to cut off the rough green skin and the remaining pulp, cut them into strips, and mix them with sesame oil, refined salt, sugar and vinegar; or stir fry them together with scallion and ginger meat slices, pour them thinly and thicken them to make the pot fragrant and pleasant, and make people have a big appetite after tasting them.
However, although watermelon is a good thing, it is also a raw and cold food. People with deficiency of body and cold stomach can't eat it greedily, which will cause abdominal pain and diarrhea. It can't drink greasy and warm food to eat together, or it will cause vomiting.
After the watermelon is cut, it should be eaten as soon as possible, otherwise its sweet and juicy pulp is most likely to become the ideal 'culture medium' for bacteria; when eating the watermelon stored in the refrigerator, it must be placed in the normal temperature for a while after taking out, so as not to damage the body.
Effect and function of watermelon
Watermelon can be called "the king of midsummer". It is refreshing and thirst quenching, tastes sweet and juicy, and is a good fruit in midsummer. Besides fat and cholesterol, watermelon contains a lot of glucose, malic acid, fructose, protein amino acid, lycopene and rich vitamin C and other substances. It is a kind of nutrient rich, pure and safe food. The sugar content of pulp is generally 5-12%, including glucose, fructose and sucrose. The sweetness increased with the increase of sucrose in the later stage of ripening.
Watermelon can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, and has auxiliary effect on nephritis and cystitis. The peel can be pickled, preserved, jam and feed. The oil content of the seed is up to 50%, which can be pressed, fried or used as pastry ingredients.
What are the benefits of eating watermelon for human body? Looking at the above introduction, I believe that we all know what are the benefits of eating watermelon for people. We all know that watermelon is suitable for eating in summer, which has a very good effect on removing summer heat. But people also need to understand that although watermelon has a lot of benefits for people, excessive consumption of watermelon will cause diarrhea and other situations, so we can't eat too much.