According to the Chinese Materia Medica, watermelon can be used as a medicinal herb with the effects of clearing heat and removing vexation, relieving summer heat and generating fluids, and inducing diuresis, and there is no clear record of whether the herb has the effect of tonifying the kidneys.
The Chinese herbal medicine watermelon is the flesh of the fruit of watermelon in the Cucurbitaceae family, and is usually used fresh. It is sweet and cold in nature, and belongs to the heart, stomach and bladder meridians. It has the effects of clearing heat and removing vexation, relieving summer heat, generating fluids and inducing diuresis, and can be used clinically for the treatment of summer heat and vexation, heat and fluids injury, dysuria, paralysis of the throat, mouth sores and other illnesses. In the use of the drug should be noted for the cold and dampness in the person to avoid taking.
If you need to use watermelon patients, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital, under the guidance of a professional physician to identify the treatment.