The efficacy and function of gourd seeds

Gourd seeds have attracted our attention in our lives because of their extremely high medicinal value. Now let's take a closer look at what gourd seeds are.

【Source】 Seeds of the gourd plant of the Cucurbitaceae family .

【Chemical composition】 Oil content: 51.57%. The oil contains 22.7% saturated fatty acids, 18.7% oleic acid and 58.6% linoleic acid.

【Functions and indications】 "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "Decoction can be used to treat muteness and miasma; it can be applied to treat sores and bruises; it can be mixed with ginger to treat sore throats."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica"

From the above we can see that the Chinese medicine gourd seeds have very high medicinal value, so we can consider using gourd seeds in our lives.