Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Huang Gua (黄瓜)
Name
Huang Gua (Cucumber)
The Effect of 黄瓜
Property
Sweet, cool; lung, spleen and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat, induce diuresis and remove toxicity.
Indications
Scalds and burns, edema with oliguria, thrist caused by fever, sweat stain, oliguria with dark urine.
Dosage and Administrations
Cook it for eating or eat the raw, or pounded into juice for drinking. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into juice for applying.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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