Mangosteen, pineapple, especially watermelon have a cooling effect, a very good refreshment for the summer, besides nutritious value and medicinal use.
Watermelon
Watermelon
has high water content, rich in vitamins and minerals, good for overall health
and suitable for summer day.
Watermelon
with green skin and red flesh has a sweet and light taste, coldness, thirst
quenching effect, prevents heatstroke, heat trouble, lowers gas, diuretic,
relieves drunkenness. This fruit is used to treat conditions such as boils,
mouth ulcers, edema caused by nephritis, diabetes, high blood pressure,
heatstroke.
In
addition to the intestines, watermelon seeds have the effect of cooling the
lungs, dissolving phlegm, laxatives, and digestive benefits. Watermelon roots
and leaves cure diarrhea and dysentery. Can be mixed into watermelon juice, or
combined with herbs in oriental medicine such as: western skin, honeysuckle,
bamboo ... to make a remedy to drink during the day to clear the heat and
relieve the sun.
Some
remedies from watermelon rind combined with herbs in traditional medicine are
used to treat diseases. For example: dried watermelon rind, powdered, mixed
with sesame oil applied to the burn to heal the wound. Watermelon rind, squash
rind, ox sock, excellent drink, treat high blood pressure. Watermelon rind,
bitter melon (bitter gourd), squash, all peeled and chopped, pressed for water
has the effect of clearing heat, used as a very good summer drink, especially
for people with boils, fat. However, people do not make their own remedies from
watermelon at home, but should consult the ingredients and dosage from the
doctor.
Mangosteen
Mangosteen
has a purple-red outer skin, bright red like wine, thick and spongy. White
citrus fruit, delicious taste. This is a species of tree native to the southern
islands, imported to grow in the South to get fruit to eat. In the summer,
mangosteen juice mixed with lemon, sugar, and ice is a delicious and nutritious
beverage.
Mangosteen
peel is acrid, can be used as medicine, mainly for diarrhea by drinking, the
amount is 20 g.
The
peel contains high levels of xanthones (antioxidants, derived from plants),
anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, cancer prevention, immune system booster and
good for the heart. When eating or gargling with mangosteen juice will reduce
bad breath.
The
fruit also contains many xanthone, effective in reducing bad cholesterol and
anti-obesity, very suitable for weight loss. In addition, in mangosteen fruit
contains tryptophan acid, creating excitement in the spirit, increasing
vitality, reducing fatigue.
Pineapple
Pineapple
is fragrant, sweet, sour, neutral, has heat-clearing effect, refreshment,
diuretic, anti-gastritis, treatment of heatstroke, alcohol detoxification,
digestive support, intestinal cancer prevention, lower blood pressure.
Pineapple contains the enzyme bromelin (like pepsin in papaya) with
anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving properties and supports the treatment of
arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
The
nutritional composition of pineapple includes sucrose 12.43%, glucose 3.21%,
many vitamins A, B, C... Can be eaten whole, pressed for juice or cooked in
soup. Eating pineapple has a diuretic effect, so it helps to treat high blood
pressure and reduce swelling. Therefore, pineapple is a very good food for
people with cardiovascular disease.
This yellow fruit is very suitable in the summer, not only cooling effect but also treating kidney stones, urinary stones. Take a pineapple (kind of ripe), cut the top and then cut the middle of the fruit down a hole 3 cm deep, put in two spoons of alum powder and then close the lid. Boil pineapple until pureed, take out two glasses, drink one cup in the evening, wake up the next morning and drink the other cup, the stones will dissolve in the urine. Clear and cloudy urine like rice water is effective.
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