Watermelon rind has clear summer heat, diuretic effect and function; watermelon rind contraindications for the cold and dampness (see cold limbs, loss of appetite, etc.) who avoid using.
Watermelon rind is mainly used for the treatment of summer fever and thirst, urination, edema, mouth and tongue sores, dengtoxin (acute infectious diseases, visible skin red like paint).
Clinical treatment of heart fire, restlessness, mouth and tongue sores, watermelon skin is often used with fried gardenia, Huanglian; treatment of summer fever, urine red, watermelon skin is often used with honeysuckle, talc; treatment of jaundice, edema, watermelon skin is often used with leucaena, yin chen; treatment of summer heat, exhaustion of qi and injuries to the body, watermelon skin is often used with xiyangshen, dendrobium.
If you need to use watermelon rind to treat diseases, must be used under the guidance of a professional doctor.