Patient's question:
Auntie suffers from cirrhosis. I heard a folk remedy from the public: garlic competes with watermelon. It's said that it can treat this liver cirrhosis disease. I don't know if it's true or not?Doctor's answer:
The specific method for steaming watermelon with garlic to evaporate ascites caused by liver cirrhosis is as follows: Use 60-90 grams of garlic and one watermelon (approximately 1500-2000 grams). First, make a triangular hole in the watermelon rind using a sharp knife. Remove the garlic skin and place it inside the watermelon. Then, plug the hole with the removed rind, ensuring the hole faces upward, and steam it (separately from water). Consume the garlic and watermelon flesh while they are still hot. Garlic has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, while watermelon has functions such as clearing heat, cooling the body, relieving irritability, moistening the lungs, and promoting diuresis. It is commonly used to treat edema and has diuretic and anti-swelling effects for conditions like liver cirrhosis ascites, acute or chronic nephritis edema, etc. Liver cirrhosis is a difficult condition to resolve.