Chinese medicine believes that the fire is mostly a manifestation of heat, more mouth and tongue sores, red eyes and other symptoms, and watermelon is cold, has the effect of clearing heat, so it is generally believed that eating watermelon has a certain role in defeating the fire.
Watermelon for the cucurbit plant watermelon ripe fruit scoop, Chinese medicine and nutritional science that watermelon cold, there is a heat in addition to the annoyance, relief of summer, diuretic effect, and does not lead to symptoms related to fire.
Watermelon cold, juicy texture, can clear the summer heat, produce fluids to quench thirst, diuretic, so it can be used for summer heat caused by thirst and heat (irritability and sultriness), urination short and red (small amount of urine, dark yellow color), but also can be used for oedema, urination is not conducive to (not smooth urination).
In addition, watermelon can clear the heart heat, can cure the heart inflammation caused by mouth sores, more made of watermelon cream with.
People with cold spleen and stomach should not eat more watermelon. But watermelon as a food, the role of fire is limited, such as fire symptoms are serious, should also be timely medical treatment with medication.