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Muskmelon fruit

甜瓜
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Name

Tian Gua (Muskmelon fruit)

  1. 甜瓜
  2. 香瓜
  3. Tian Gua
  4. Fructus melo

The Effect of Muskmelon fruit

Property

Sweet, cold; heart and stomach meridians entered.

Actions

Clear summer-heat, relieve restlessness, induce diuresis.

Indications

Polydipsia caused by summer-heat, difficult urination, dysentery caused by summer-heat.

Dosage and Administrations

Eat the raw or decoct in water.

Cautions

It is contraindicated in case of abdominal distension with loose stool and deficiency cold in the spleen and stomach.