Traditional Chinese medicine calls watermelon skin "watermelon cuiyi", which has the functions of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. After drying and grinding it into fine powder, it can also be used externally to treat aphtha. In addition, the chilled watermelon skin can also calm and treat sunburned skin, and it also has whitening effect when used frequently, which is a natural and healthy beauty product.

Watermelon peel is sweet and light in taste, and cool in nature. It enters the heart, stomach and bladder meridian, and has the functions of cooling and relieving diuresis, clearing away heat and relieving annoyance, quenching thirst and promoting urination.

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Tips: Use watermelon peel to cure constipation.

1, remove prickly heat. It's hot in summer, and sweat is easy to get prickly heat. You can wash the watermelon skin, gently rub the affected area with the white part of watermelon, and feel cool and comfortable. After bathing, the rubbing effect is good. Usually three times a day, it will take effect in two or three days.

2. Relieve toothache. After the watermelon skin is dried, add a little borneol and rub it on the toothache to relieve the pain.

3. Treat constipation. Watermelon has a laxative effect. When you are constipated, you can make the outermost hard skin of watermelon into juice, which has a good laxative effect. If you are constipated for too long, you can add some honey. However, people with yang deficiency and qi and blood deficiency should use it with caution, because the laxative effect is too good, which may lead to diarrhea.

4. Lower blood pressure. A proper amount of watermelon peel is peeled off, washed, cut into pieces and steamed in a pot for 10 minute. Soaking sugar in the morning and evening has the effects of relieving fever, quenching thirst, diuresis and lowering blood pressure.

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People's Health Network-Have you eaten right? Watermelon peel is more useful than melon pulp?

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People's Daily Online-Watermelon peel is also one of the 10 healthy ways to keep fit.