Generally speaking, the seeds in the watermelons we eat every day can also be made into watermelon seeds, but they are too small, so the watermelon seeds produced in the market usually come from special watermelon varieties, such as watermelon in Lanzhou.

There are also many kinds of seed melons, among which Lanzhou seed melon is more common or widely planted, commonly known as "playing melon", which is named after punching and eating and containing more seeds; And Daozhou seed melon in the south of Yongzhou, commonly known as "washing seed melon", and seed melon in Jingyuan County, Gansu Province, commonly known as Jingyuan black melon seeds, are famous specialties in Gansu Province, which are famous for their large pieces, thin skin, flat plate, thick meat, black and shiny, delicious and excellent quality.

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Although seed melon is not as sweet as watermelon, it is a nourishing melon. Seed melon is a cold food with good medicinal value. It is mild in taste and warm in nature, and has the effects of clearing heat and diuresis, quenching thirst and relieving summer heat, and invigorating stomach. Anyone who suffers from stomach trouble and eats seed melons for a period of time in a row will definitely get better and have a great appetite. Moreover, seed melons are more thirst-quenching and nutritious than watermelons.

Melon meat has the special effects of relieving cough and eliminating phlegm, diuresis and relieving fever, and treating stomach diseases, and it is not easy to upset the stomach like watermelon. ?

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