The efficacy of watermelon rind has clearing summer heat, diuretic, the specific efficacy varies from person to person, the use of medication should follow the doctor’s instructions.
Watermelon rind, sweet and light in flavor, cool in nature, can be attributed to the heart, stomach and bladder meridians. It is suitable for the treatment of summer heat and thirst, dysuria (unsmooth urination), edema, mouth and tongue sores and other symptoms.
Clinical treatment of heart fire, irritability, mouth and tongue sores, often with fried gardenia, Huanglian; treatment of summer fever, urine red, often with honeysuckle, slippery stone; treatment of jaundice, edema, often with leucaena root, Yin Chen; treatment of summer fever, exhaustion of qi and injuries to the body fluid, often with xiyangshen, dendrobium. It is also used externally to treat prickly heat.
This herb should be contraindicated in patients suffering from the prevalence of cold and dampness in the middle. The adverse effects of the drug are not clear. Specific medication matters should be carried out under the guidance of specialists, and should not be used without authorization.