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Cucumber peel

Name

Huang Gua Pi (Cucumber peel)

  1. 黄瓜皮
  2. 金衣
  3. Huang Gua Pi
  4. 黃瓜皮

The Effect of Cucumber peel

Property

Sweet, bland, cool.

Actions

Clear heat, induce diuresis and treat stranguria.

Indications

Edema with oliguria, stranguria, heat accumulation of bladder.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 10~15 g or double the dosage with the fresh.