Watermelon is one of the fruits most associated with summer, but next to the delicious sweet taste that we all know, it also contains medicinal properties: lowering blood pressure, treating edemas and skin fungus and more. Watermelon contains considerable amount of beta-carotene, vitamin B, vitamin C and essential minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iodine and manganese. It contains only 29 calories per 100 grams, which is another good reason to eat watermelon.

How to use watermelon as a medicine?

Astrograph  February 7 2014

Thursday’s First Quarter Moon is quite interesting, and perhaps a bit daunting, as symbolized by two very important astrological factors that accompany it. The first is the limiting, restrictive and conservative archetype of Saturn, highly emphasized in this configuration, and corresponding as well to the nature of this phase, which represents a mild crisis in the accomplishment of the tasks that were self-imposed in the enthusiasm and rush of energy of the Aquarius New Moon from the end of the previous month. This week, the Sun remains in Aquarius, while the Moon has traveled on to solid and pleasure-loving Taurus, in square with the Sun, and in opposition to Saturn in Scorpio. Saturn is also contraparallel to the Moon and in close parallel with its ruler, Venus, just coming out of retrograde and still conjoined with intense Pluto.

The second factor is the retrograde of Mercury on the very same day, just a few hours later. This means that not only is progress slowed and the world a more difficult place in which to get things done, but also with the onset of the Mercury Retrograde we have a meditative push to the inside and a pulling back from outer accomplishment. This is a terrific time to journal or to mull over the events of our lives, and a terrible time to be obsessed with getting on with them.