From the nature of food, wax gourd is slightly cold, which is beneficial to water dehumidification. Herbal records of past dynasties show that it can cure swelling and toxin, clear away heat and toxic materials, and facilitate urination. Modern pharmacological research shows that winter melon peel is rich in sugar, protein and vitamin C.
The seeds and skins of wax gourd can also be used as medicine. The meat and pulp of wax gourd have diuretic, heat-clearing, expectorant and thirst-quenching effects. It can also treat edema, phlegm and asthma, summer heat, hemorrhoids and other diseases. Boiled melon with skin can reduce swelling and diuresis, and clear away heat and relieve summer heat.