In fact, many people will discard the watermelon rind when eating watermelons, but in fact, the watermelon rind has many functions, can achieve the effects of strengthening the spleen and dispelling summer-heat, strengthening Yang and whitening, and is rich in cysteine, which can help us with diuresis and heat-relieving, and promote wound healing.

1. Strengthen Yang

Cut the watermelon rind into strips, blanch and drain, then mix with cooked chicken strips, lean meat strips, and seasonings for eating.

2. Strengthen the spleen and dispel summer-heat

Prepare 150 grams of fresh watermelon rinds and 15 red dates. After boiling, you can drink it as tea.

3. Whitening

Watermelon rinds contain abundant cucurbitine, which has the effects of diuresis, heat-relieving, promoting wound healing, and helping to accelerate the skin metabolism of the human body, as well as nourishing the skin and beauty. It also has the effects of whitening and lightening acne marks.

4. Treat acne

Watermelon rinds can also treat acne, which is something that many people may not know.

First, prepare 150 grams of mung beans and 1600 milliliters of water. After the water boils, remove the mung beans after about 10 minutes, then add 600 grams of cleaned watermelon rinds and boil again. You can drink this twice or three times a day. Mung beans are sweet and cool, with the effects of reducing swelling, reducing gas, clearing heat, and detoxifying; watermelon rinds are sweet and cold, with the effects of clearing heat and summer-heat, relieving restlessness and thirst.

5. Treat heat rash

Experts say that heat rash is caused by excessively hot summer weather, excessive sweating of the skin, leading to obstruction of the hair follicles. Watermelon rinds have the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, and promoting diuresis, which can alleviate the pain caused by heat rash to some extent whether applied externally or taken internally.

Prepare some fresh watermelon rinds, squeeze out the juice, evenly apply it to the body, and rinse it off with warm water after 5 to 6 minutes. Alternatively, you can also apply the watermelon rind to the skin for about 10 minutes and then rinse it off. Use this method twice a day. In the hot summer, if we persist in using this method, not only can it prevent and treat heat rash, but it can also prevent or relieve skin itching, making the skin smoother. In addition, you can also take a bath with water boiled from watermelon rinds, once a day for 20 minutes.