Multiple Health Benefits and Uses of Watermelon

Botanically, the fruit belongs to the family of Cucurbitaceae, in the genus: citrullus, and is related to the other same family members such as cantaloupe, squash, and pumpkin that grow as vines on the ground surface. It is widely grown across many tropical countries where it is one of the major commercial fruit crops.The Botanical name of this fruit is Citrullus lanatus. Watermelon was originated from southern African countries and from where it spread to all over the tropical and subtropical regions. The plant bears many yellow coloured flowers that may require honeybees for pollination. Externally, the fruit features smooth, deep green or yellow colour thick exterior rind with light-green or gray coloured vertical stripes all over its outer surface. Internally, the flesh is juicy, pink, red or yellow with numerous small black seeds embedded in the middle third of the flesh.Watermelon has a neutral flavour and its taste somewhat described as plain-sweet water (light sugar syrup). Its flesh is crunchy unlike soft, creamy texture of muskmelons. Varieties of watermelon-fruits are cultivated world over, featuring variation in their size, shape, and colour of the flesh (red, orange and yellow). Health benefits and Uses of Watermelon include aids prevent Asthma, fights Cancer, controls blood pressure, muscle soreness, is good for heart and bone health etc.