Watermelon
Melon belongs to the plant species, and is at the head of the delicious summer fruit. The melon was known in Africa and India in ancient times, then moved to the Mediterranean countries, then moved to Europe and the southern United States of America.
The melon needs to grow into fertile sandy soil rich in organic matter, high temperature and the availability of sunshine permanently.
Watermelon contains 99% water, 8% sugar, vitamin C, vitamin B, chlorine, sulfur, phosphorus and potash. Its seeds can contain 43% fat, 16% sugar, 27% protein.
Benefits of melon
- Helps to feel comfortable in the summer and get rid of thirst.
- Wash the stomach when it is eaten before food.
- It stimulates urine, softens the stomach which increases the expulsion of harmful toxins outside the body, and increases digestion.
- Relieves fever and fever.
- Kidney patients benefit greatly, because it contains the potassium component, it also reduces the concentration of urine in the blood, which protects the kidneys from the formation of gravel.
- Protects your body from cancer due to antioxidant substances.
- Lowers blood pressure and prevents the accumulation of cholesterol, which helps to prevent cardiovascular diseases such as strokes and atherosclerosis.
- It treats diseases of rheumatism, peptic ulcers, kidney and urinary tract diseases, gastric acidity and gout disease.
- It increases its seeds of energy and strength of the body, and is also laxative.
- It reduces weight by eating it before meals, it increases the feeling of satiety with a little fat and sugars, and therefore eating a small amount of food.
- Calms nerves and removes tension and anxiety.
- Removes the veneer from the head.
- Peels can be used to soften the skin and treat vitiligo.
- It treats coughs and helps eliminate phlegm, especially if honey and ginger are added to it.
Watermelon damage
- Avoid eating watermelons, which have long been distilled, because the substances in it interact with the oxygen in the air.
- Watermelon should be avoided for liver and gallbladder patients.
- Avoid eating watermelon for people suffering from diarrhea or intestinal pain, and is not recommended to eat after dinner; because it causes the accumulation of gases in the stomach and intestines, which hinders comfortable sleep.
- May cause allergies such as rubber allergy, so you should stay away from the melon if you feel any symptoms of allergies.
- Some doctors advise prostate cancer patients to stay away from melons because they contain lycopene.
- Excessive intake of watermelon may cause immune deficiency, gastrointestinal disease, or skin discoloration to orange due to lycopene.