What are the side effects of winter melon peel

Winter melon is a very common vegetable in summer. Winter melon can not only be used for stir-frying, but also for stewing various soups. As we all know, winter melon has very good effects in eliminating edema and promoting diuresis, and is one of the healthiest vegetables in summer. In addition, winter melon peel is also very useful and can be used as medicine. Here I will introduce to you the side effects of winter melon peel.

Winter melon peel is also a treasure: it is sweet and slightly cold. Winter melon is produced in summer. In terms of the nature of food, winter melon is slightly cold and has the effect of promoting diuresis and removing dampness. It is also recorded in herbal books of all dynasties, saying that it can cure swelling, eliminate heat and toxins, and promote urination. Modern pharmacology research: Winter melon peel is rich in carbohydrates, protein and vitamin C.

Wax gourd peel is the dried outer peel of the wax gourd, a plant of the Cucurbitaceae family. It is produced in most parts of the country. All are cultivated. Harvest when the fruits are ripe in late summer and early autumn. When eating winter melon, wash it, peel the outer layer of the fruit, cut it into pieces or wide strips, dry it, and use it raw.

【Properties】Sweet, cool. It enters the spleen and small intestine meridians.

[Effects] It can promote diuresis and reduce swelling, clear away heat and relieve summer heat.

【application】

1. Edema. This medicine is sweet in taste, mild in nature, and good at promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. For the treatment of edema, as in the Hunan Pharmacopoeia, this product is combined with Acanthopanax cortex and ginger peel for decoction; for the treatment of edema due to physical weakness, as in the Zhejiang Medicinal Plants, appropriate amounts of wax gourd peel, red beans and brown sugar are used. Boil until soft, and eat the beans and drink the soup.

2. Heat syndrome. This product is cool in nature and has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Used to treat summer heat, thirst, and short and red urine, such as (Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica) equal amounts of winter melon peel and watermelon peel, decocted in water and drunk as tea; if treating summer-heat and dampness syndrome, it can be used together with raw coix seed, talcum powder, and lentil flower.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction, 15-30g.

I believe that the content introduced above will give many friends a more detailed understanding of winter melon peel. Like winter melon itself, winter melon peel has the magical effect of clearing away heat and toxins and eliminating edema. However, winter melon peel is cold in nature, so people with weak spleen and stomach should avoid eating it to avoid diarrhea. In addition, winter melon is also a cold food, so people with poor spleen and stomach should try to eat less.