June 6, 2017
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西瓜皮可以消暑！
??西瓜由內到外都有功效
??♂️消暑袪水腫靠晒佢
CheckCheckMail: 坊間有傳西瓜皮可以下火，究竟是不是真的？
回答：在中醫理論中，西瓜皮多將最外面一層綠色皮切走，留下白色部分或直接將西瓜皮曬乾，名為「西瓜翠衣」。它性涼，有清熱解毒、消暑瀉火、生津解渴和降血壓的作用，對預防中暑、舒緩咽痛、口瘡、口乾、水腫等都有幫助。夏天家裡雪櫃一定常備西瓜，當感覺身體有偏熱症狀，吃了西瓜後再以剩下的新鮮的西瓜皮削掉綠色的皮，再加入冬瓜煮一個簡易茶療，環保得來，清熱解暑！
西瓜冬瓜皮水 （二至三人份）
材料：西瓜皮約300克（整個小西瓜皮或半個大西瓜皮）、冬瓜連皮約600克（一斤）、生薏米30克、綠豆20克、片糖適量
做法：
1. 所有材料洗淨。西瓜皮把最外面一層綠色皮切走，只留下白色部分，切塊備用。冬瓜連皮去核，切塊備用。
2. 鍋內加入2000毫升水，加入所有材料，武火煮至水滾，改文火煮30分鐘， 調入適量片糖即可。
CheckCheckMail: People say watermelon peel helps to clear out excessive heat, is it true?
Within Chinese medicine, removing the outer green layer of the watermelon rind, leaving the white portion to dry results in ‘Watermelon Jade’. It’s cold in nature, clear heat to remove toxins, relieves summer heat, promotes fluid production to relieve thirst, and helps to lower blood pressure. This type of watermelon rind is suitable to prevent heat strokes, relieve sore throats, canker sores, dry mouth, and edema. During the summer, have some watermelon handy in the fridge. When your body experiences heat-related symptoms, eat some watermelon, then remove the green peel from rind and cook with winter melon to become an easy tea remedy. It’s environmental and healthy!
Watermelon Peel Winter Melon Water (serves 2-3)
Ingredients: Watermelon rind 300 g (approx. one whole small watermelon or half of a large one), winter melon with skin approx. 600g (1 catty), coix seed 30g, mung beans 20g, sugar to taste
Preparation:
1. Rinse all ingredients thoroughly. Cut off the outer green peel of watermelon rind, with white portion remaining and cut into pieces. Remove seeds from winter melon, keeping the skin and cut into pieces.
2. Add 2000ml of water into pot, add in all ingredients and cook on high heat until boiling, then simmer on low heat for 30 minutes. Add sugar to taste.
