Wax gourd skin is the dry outer skin of Cucurbitaceae plant wax gourd. It is produced in most parts of the country. Contains a variety of volatile components, triterpenoids, cholesterol derivatives, and minerals and trace elements such as vitamin B 1, vitamin C, nicotinic acid, carotene, etc. Has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. It is suitable for water swelling, dysuria, thirst due to summer heat, short and red urine, diarrhea, sores and swelling. 1. Clearing away heat and relieving summer heat The skin of winter melon is cool, which has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Used to treat summer heat thirst, short and red urine, such as (Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Records) the same amount of winter melon skin and watermelon skin, decocting water instead of tea; For summer-heat dampness syndrome, it can be used with raw coix seed, talc and flat bean flower. 2. Diuretic swelling The skin of winter melon is slightly cold but sweet and light, which can clear away heat and diuresis to reduce swelling. It is often used for water swelling, especially for the symptoms such as dysuria caused by damp heat. 3. The skin of winter melon for removing dampness and pus is used for lung abscess, and it is often used equally with reed rhizome, coix seed and scutellaria baicalensis. Wax gourd skin is used for intestinal carbuncle, and it is often used with rhubarb, cortex moutan, peach kernel and sunflower seed. 4. Cough-relieving and phlegm-resolving winter melon skin is used for cough due to phlegm-heat resistance, and is often used with heat-clearing and phlegm-resolving drugs.

nutritive value

Wax gourd skin contains more nutrition, which not only has health care value, but also has medicinal value. Wax gourd peel contains a variety of volatile components, triterpenoids and cholesterol derivatives, as well as minerals and trace elements such as vitamin B 1, vitamin C, nicotinic acid and carotene. ?

1, patients with non-renal edema in the recovery period take orally 22 pieces of winter melon peel decoction and drink 1000 ml. After taking the medicine, the urine output is significantly increased compared with the control group within 2 hours, but it is reduced compared with the control group within 2 to 4 hours.

2, the skin of winter melon is slightly cold and sweet and light, which can clear away heat and promote diuresis to reduce swelling. The skin of winter melon is mainly used for edema, adverse urination, diarrhea and sores. It is often used for swelling and fullness of water, especially for dysuria caused by damp heat.

3, winter melon skin is used for lung abscess, and is often used equally with reed rhizome, coix seed and scutellaria baicalensis. Wax gourd skin is used for intestinal carbuncle, and it is often used with rhubarb, cortex moutan, peach kernel and sunflower seed.