How to air dry watermelon rind

The watermelon rind left after eating watermelon has many uses. If you are interested, you may try it. Many friends make watermelon into watermelon sauce, use watermelon rind as facial mask, and use watermelon rind to wipe their faces. Watermelon rind has so many uses, but fresh watermelon rind cannot be preserved. It is convenient for standby and storage. What we are going to talk about below is how to air-dry watermelon rind. You can learn to do it!

Watermelon rind, also known as watermelon rind. It comes from the outer peel of the watermelon, a plant of the Cucurbitaceae family. Collect watermelon rinds in July and August, peel off the soft inner part and dry it in the sun. Some people also peel off the outer green rind and only take the middle part. Properties: The dried pericarp is thin and curly, tubular or irregular in shape, of varying sizes, with the outer surface being yellow, yellow-green or dark brown; the inner surface has a network of vascular lines. It is brittle and easily broken. After removing the outer green skin, it appears in irregular strips, wrinkled and curled, with a grayish-yellow surface, obvious wrinkles and a network of vascular bundles. Slight odor, light taste.

The easiest way to air-dry watermelon rind is to roast it.

Watermelon rind is the outer peel of the watermelon, a plant of the Cucurbitaceae family. Watermelon is an annual climbing herb that is cultivated all over the country. It is harvested in summer. The peel and remaining flesh are peeled off with a knife, washed and dried. The outer layer of watermelon rind is often rolled into tubular, spindle-shaped or irregular pieces of varying sizes, 0.5 to 1 cm thick. The outer surface is dark green, yellow-green or light yellow-white, smooth or with wrinkles of varying depths. The inner surface is slightly lighter, yellow-white to yellow-brown, with reticular veins (vascular bundles), and often with a fruit stalk. It is brittle and easily broken. Odorless, light taste. The best ones are those with green outer skin and nearly white inner skin without impurities.

Processing: Take the original medicinal materials, remove impurities, wash with water, moisten slightly, cut into sections, and dry. After processing, store in a dry container in a dry place to prevent mold.

It is forbidden for those with cold and damp spleen and stomach.

The therapeutic effects of watermelon peel: Watermelon peel tastes sweet and light, and is cool in nature; it enters the heart, stomach, and bladder meridians; it is cooling and has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving restlessness, quenching thirst and promoting diuresis. It is mainly used to treat summer heat, thirst, oliguria, edema, and mouth sores.