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WATERMELON (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai) +++Activities (Watermelon) — Anticancer (1; FNF); Antioxidant (1; FNF); Antiprostatitic (1; FNF);
Antipyretic (f; WO2); Antiseptic (f; BIB); Cerebrotonic (f; BIB); Chemopreventive (1; FNF);
Demulcent (f; EFS; WO2); Diuretic (1; JFM; WO2); Hypocholesterolemic (1; FNF); Hypotensive
(1; BIB; WO2); Laxative (f; WO2); Litholytic (1; WO2); Vermifuge (1; JFM; WO2).
Indications (Watermelon) — BPH (1; FNF); Cancer (1; FNF; WO2); Catarrh (f; BIB); Consti-
pation (f; WO2); Cystosis (1; BIB; JFM); Depression (1; BIB; FNF); Diarrhea (f; BIB; WO2);
Dyspepsia (f; BIB); Dysuria (f; BIB; JLH; WO2); Fever (f; BIB; WO2); Gonorrhea (f; BIB); High
Blood Pressure (1; BIB; JFM; WO2); High Cholesterol (1; FNF); Infection (f; WO2); Inflammation
(f; BIB); Kidney Stone (1; WO2); Nephrosis (f; BIB; WO2); Sinusosis (f; BIB); Sore (f; BIB;
WO2); Sore Throat (f; BIB); Stomatosis (f; BIB); Stone (1; WO2); Strangury (f; WO2); Roundworm
(1; WO2); Tapeworm (1; WO2); Typhus (f; BIB); Vaginosis (f; BIB); VD (f; BIB); Water Retention
(1; JFM; WO2); Worm (1; JFM; WO2).
Dosages (Watermelon) — 5–8 g of the juice expressed from fresh seeds in 1 cup water for worms.
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Watermelon) — Not covered by AHP or
KOM. “Eating unripe watermelons causes serious illness, even death” (JFM). Citrin (cucurbocitrin)
is hypotensive.WATER MINT (Mentha aquatica L.) +++Synonym: M. palustris Mill.
Called Wild Mint in PH2.
Activities (Water Mint) — Anesthetic (1; FEL); Antiitch (1; FEL); Antivaginitic (1; FEL); Anti-
tussive (1; FEL); Astringent (1; PH2; WOI); Carminative (f; EFS); Digestive (f; WOI); Emetic (f;
EFS); Emmenagogue (f; EFS); Stimulant (1; EFS; PH2).
Indications (Water Mint) — Adenopathy (f; JLH); Asthma (1; FEL); Bite (1; FEL); Boil (1; FEL);
Bronchosis (1; FEL); Burn (1; FEL); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, breast (f; JLH); Cancer, gum (f;
JLH); Cancer, liver (f; JLH); Cancer, parotid (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH); Carbuncle (1; FEL);