Winter melon

Its nature and flavor are slightly cold and sweet.

Its meridian returns to the lung, large intestine, small intestine, and bladder meridian.

Effects: Clear away heat and diuresis, produce body fluids and quench thirst, moisten the lungs and resolve phlegm, and relieve heat.

It is mainly used to treat edema, athlete's foot, fullness, wheezing and coughing, summer heat and depression, sores, carbuncles and other diseases.

Therapeutic Recipes

(1) Stir-fried winter melon and garlic sprouts

[Recipe] 300 grams of winter melon, 100 grams of garlic sprouts, and 50 ml of vegetable oil.

[Operation] First wash the garlic sprouts and cut them into 2 cm long sections. Peel and flesh the winter melon, wash it and cut it into pieces; then put the wok on the fire, add oil and cook until six When it is hot, add the garlic sprouts and stir-fry briefly, then add the winter melon cubes. After stir-frying, add an appropriate amount of seasoning, starch to make the sauce to thicken, and finally add MSG to the pot and serve on a plate.

[Efficacy] It has the effect of benefiting the lungs and resolving phlegm. It is suitable for patients with phlegm in the lungs, unfavorable lung qi, coughing, asthma and other diseases.

(2) Winter melon and spinach soup

[Recipe] 300 grams of winter melon, 200 grams of spinach, 30 grams of mutton, appropriate amounts of ginger and green onions.

[Operation] First peel and flesh the winter melon, wash and cut into cubes, wash the spinach and cut into 4 cm long sections, cut the mutton into thin slices, cut the ginger into thin slices, and cut the green onion into sections; Then put the wok on the fire, add oil to heat, add chopped green onion, add mutton slices and stir-fry, then add green onion slices, ginger slices, spinach, winter melon cubes, stir-fry a few times, add fresh soup, boil for about 10 minutes, add salt and soy sauce , MSG, finally pour in the wet starch juice and mix thoroughly.

[Efficacy] It has the effects of replenishing deficiency, reducing swelling, losing weight and strengthening the body. It is suitable for women with pregnancy edema and obese people.

(3) Winter melon and white fungus soup

[Recipe] 250 grams of winter melon and 30 grams of white fungus.

[Operation] First peel and flesh the winter melon and cut it into slices; soak the white fungus in water and wash it; put oil on the fire and heat the pot, add the winter melon and stir-fry for a while, add soup and salt, and cook When the winter melon is about to ripen, add white fungus, monosodium glutamate and rice wine and mix thoroughly.

[Efficacy] It has the effects of clearing heat, promoting fluid production, diuresis and reducing swelling. It is suitable for patients with hypertension, heart disease, nephritis and edema.

(4) Winter melon porridge

[Recipe] 60 grams of winter melon and 30 grams of rice.

[Operation] First remove the flesh and skin of the winter melon, cut it into small pieces, wash the rice, and put it into a pot with 1000 ml of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat. The cooked melon and rice porridge will thicken.

[Efficacy] It has the effect of clearing away heat, diuresis, and losing weight. It is suitable for diseases such as summer heat boredom, edema, cough due to lung heat, etc. It can clear away heat and diuresis.

(5) Winter melon soup

[Recipe] 50 grams of winter melon.

[Operation] First remove the flesh of the winter melon, wash the skin and cut it into thin slices. Add 200 ml of water to the pot and cook for about 10 minutes. Remove the winter melon and drink the soup instead of tea.

[Efficacy] Regular drinking can diuretic and fat-reducing effects, and is suitable for obesity, edema and other diseases.