Watermelon is cold in nature and is generally not recommended for patients with wind-cold flu.
Wind-cold cold refers to a disease caused by wind-cold attacking the lungs, with symptoms such as malignant cold (fear of cold), fever, absence of sweating and runny nose. It should be treated with medicines that are pungent and warm to disperse the surface, such as Ephedra Soup and Gui Zhi Soup, etc. In daily life, some pungent and hot foods, such as ginger, can be consumed appropriately.
Watermelon is sweet in taste and cold in nature, and has the effect of clearing heat and relieving summer heat, generating fluids and inducing diuresis. Patients with wind-cold cold may aggravate their condition after consuming it, so it is not recommended to consume it; patients with wind-heat cold can consume it appropriately to evacuate wind-heat. Watermelon is prohibited for those who are suffering from cold and dampness in the middle of the body.
If patients with wind-cold cold need to use drugs, they should be under the guidance of a doctor, and should not use drugs without authorization.