Winter Melon
| Winter Melon in TCM:Explore the properties of Winter Melon according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Temperature: cool
Channels: UB, KD
Flavors: sweet
Special Properties:
clears heat, clears damp, eliminates toxins, promotes lactation, resolves summer heat
In terms of Chinese nutrition winter melon is sweet, bland, and cool in temperature. It has the special properties to clear heat, resolve dampness, clear toxins, promote lactiation, promote urination, relieve irritability, resolve summer heat, and quench thirst. It may also act as an antidote for seafood poisoning.
For hives make a tea of winter melon skin and drink. For chronic nephritis cook winter melon with poi, but don't add any salt. For difficulty urinating make winter melon soup and drink three times daily. For heatstroke make winter melon soup and drink three time daily. To promote lactation cook winter melon rind with trout. For summer heat with continuous fever make a tea from winter melon rind and grapefruit seeds, remove the seeds, and drink constantly until symptoms improve.
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