Efficacy of melon and carp soup: this dish of fish and melon is rich in nutrition and has the effect of losing weight. Wax gourd is sweet, light and cool, and has the functions of resolving phlegm and diuresis, clearing away heat and quenching thirst. According to "Materia Medica Rejuvenation", wax gourd "clears heart fire, purges spleen fire, removes dampness and wind, reduces swelling and quenches thirst, and relieves summer heat". According to Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, wax gourd is "sweet in taste and slightly cold, which is mainly used for treating abdominal edema, facilitating urination and quenching thirst". Wax gourd is low in sodium. This low-sodium vegetable is of great benefit to patients with edema, kidney disease and hypertension who need low-sodium food. It has the effects of detumescence, diuresis and blood pressure reduction. Wax gourd contains no fat and has less heat energy, which is beneficial to obese people to lose weight, and is beneficial to diabetics.

Carp meat contains protein, fat, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, iron, niacin, etc. Among the 10 amino acids, glutamic acid, histidine and glycine are the most abundant. Carp meat is sweet and flat, which is beneficial to strengthen the spleen and stomach and eliminate edema.

The combination of the above two substances is slightly sweet, and the fish and melon are fresh. This dish is an ideal adjuvant treatment dish for diabetes, edema, edema, cirrhosis and ascites.