7.watermelon 西瓜
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.), family Cucurbitaceae) is a vine-like (scrambler and trailer) flowering plant originally from southern Africa. Its fruit, which is also called watermelon, is a special kind referred to by botanists as a pepo, a berry which has a thick rind (exocarp) and fleshy center (mesocarp and endocarp).
西瓜性寒,味甘,歸心、胃、膀胱經;具有清熱解暑、生津止渴、利尿除煩的功效;主治胸膈氣壅,滿悶不舒,小便不利,口鼻生瘡,暑熱,中暑,解酒毒等癥。
n. 商業,貿易