Pay attention to 10 taboos 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.

　　3. 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.

　　4. 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.

　　5、Oral ulcers Don't eat it

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the main cause of oral ulcers is internal heat caused by yin deficiency, which causes deficiency and fire to disturb the flesh and blood vessels. Watermelon has a diuretic effect. If people with oral ulcers eat more watermelon, some of the normal water required in the body will be excreted through the diuretic effect of watermelon, which will aggravate the deficiency of Yin fluid. Yin deficiency will increase internal heat and aggravate oral ulcers.

　　6. People with diabetes should eat watermelon in moderation.

　　Watermelon contains about 5% sugar, mainly Grape Sugar, sucrose and some fructose, which means that eating watermelon will cause blood sugar to increase. Normal people can maintain blood sugar and urine sugar at normal levels because they secrete insulin in a timely manner. People with diabetes are different. If you eat too much watermelon in a short period of time, not only will your blood sugar rise, but in severe cases, metabolic disorders may lead to acidosis, which can even be life-threatening. The amount of carbohydrates (sugar) that diabetics eat every day needs to be strictly controlled. Therefore, if you eat watermelon many times a day, you should reduce the amount of meals and flour products (carbohydrates) accordingly to avoid aggravating the condition. If you eat 25-50 grams of watermelon at a time, it will have little effect on people with diabetes, so people with diabetes should pay attention to the appropriate amount when eating watermelon.

　　7. Pregnant women should not eat more watermelon

　　Maternal physique is relatively weak. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that eating too much watermelon will cause excessive coldness and damage the spleen and stomach.

　　It is not advisable to eat it before or after a meal because the large amount of water in watermelon will dilute the digestive juices in the stomach. Eating it before or after a meal will affect the digestion and absorption of food. Moreover, eating a large amount of watermelon before a meal will occupy the stomach volume and greatly reduce the intake of various nutrients during the meal, especially for children, pregnant women and nursing mothers. healthy The impact is greater. For people who want to lose weight through dieting, eating some watermelon before meals is a good way to reduce food intake.

　　8. Eat less ice watermelon

　　Although eating ice watermelon on a hot day is very effective in relieving heat, it is very irritating to the stomach and can easily cause damage to the spleen and stomach, so you should pay attention to the temperature and quantity of the delicious food. It is best to put watermelon in the bottom layer of the refrigerator compartment. The temperature here is about 8-10°C. This temperature also tastes best. The amount you eat at a time should not exceed 500 grams, and you should eat it slowly. People with dental caries (cavities), tooth allergies who feel soreness and pain when exposed to cold, and people with poor gastrointestinal function should not eat iced watermelon.

　　9. Watermelon is a fruit with high sugar content, which is easily converted into fat and is not good for health.

　　You can eat less of the sugary part in the middle of the watermelon, and choose the red and white watermelon rind; and it is not advisable to eat watermelon after 9 o'clock in the evening, as it is easy to develop a lower abdomen and belly; in summer, you can even use watermelon rind for cooking, such as cold watermelon rind: take the slightly red watermelon rind, remove the outermost hard skin, cut it into small pieces, and then add sugar, salt, and various condiments according to your own taste. It is not only refreshing, but also beautiful and slimming.

　　10. Watermelon must be washed before eating

　　Watermelons must be washed and cut with a clean knife for consumption. Do not cut the watermelon without washing it and the knife. Do not eat melon pulp that has been bitten by mosquitoes, flies, etc. to prevent diseases from entering through the mouth.