The subject wants to ask, "Can I eat melon seeds when I cough?" Yes Seed melon is warm, moistening dryness to quench thirst, invigorating spleen and appetizing, and it is also an excellent health food for treating cough in winter. You can eat seed melon when coughing. The seed melon is panicum miliaceum of Cucurbitaceae. Originated in the Kalahadi Desert in southwest Africa, it was introduced to northwest China via the Silk Road in the Tang Dynasty.