The efficacy and function of winter melon peel

Winter melon peel is rich in nutritional value and has high medicinal value. Below we will introduce in detail the effects and functions of traditional Chinese medicine winter melon peel.

【English name】EXOCARPIUM BENINCASAE

[Other names] White melon peel, white melon peel

[Source] This product is Benincasa hispida (THunb.) Cogn., a plant of the Cucurbitaceae family. The dried outer peel of the fruit . When eating winter melon, wash it, peel off the outer peel and dry it.

[Properties] This product is irregular fragments, often curled inwards, of varying sizes. The outer surface is gray-green or yellow-white, covered with white frost, and some are smoother and not covered with white frost; the inner surface is rough, and vein-like vascular bundles can be seen in some. Lightweight and brittle. Odorless, light taste.

【Identification】 The powder of this product is light brown to yellow-green in color. The epidermal cells of the pericarp are polygonal in surface view, with straight antipodal walls; the stomata are indeterminate, and there are 5 to 7 accessory cells. Stone cells are mostly in groups, quasi-spherical or polygonal, with a diameter of 10 to 56 μm, and obvious pits and grooves. Threaded ducts are common, with a diameter of 16 to 54 μm.

[Preparation] Remove impurities, wash, cut into pieces or wide strips, and dry in the sun.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, cool.

[return through meridians] return the spleen and small intestine meridians.

【Functions and indications】Diuretic and anti-edema. It is used for edema, difficulty urinating, thirst due to summer heat, and short and dark urine.

【Usage and Dosage】 9～30g.

【Storage】 Store in a dry place.

【Remarks】 (1) It is often used together with other drugs such as Poria peel, Alisma orientalis, and Polyporus umbellatus.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

[Source] Kaibao Materia Medica

The above is a detailed analysis of winter melon peel. Now that you have learned about the various effects of winter melon peel, you must remember these effects so that when you encounter these problems, you can use the magical effects of winter melon peel to restore their health and happiness.