Watermelon seed
Dr.SHIVA™: Watermelon Seeds on Heart Health @CytoSolve® Analysis(7/23)
Watermelon seeds may provide a good source of dietary protein.
Native American Uses
CHICKASAW-blood in the urine-The black watermelon seeds are mashed and boiled. The decoction is drunk to stop blood in the urine. This is a very useful remedy in urinary ailments and has long been employed as a domestic remedy among country people.
The Physiomedical Dispensatory by William Cook, M.D., 1869
Properties and Uses: The seeds of watermelon contain a large quantity of mucilage, and probably some relaxing properties also. These virtues exist mainly in the husk, and may be extracted by hot water without breaking the seed open. This mucilage is pleasant, and not ropy; and acts well upon the stomach, bowels, kidneys, bladder, and urethra in all acute inflammatory conditions of these organs. It is principally used in acute renal difficulties and scalding of urine; and not only protects the passages, but increases the flow of the watery portions of the urine. It may also be used as a drink in acute dysentery. Two drachms of the seeds may be infused for an hour in a quart of hot water, and the infusion drank freely, at intervals of two hours.