[Variety Source]

This product is the dried seeds of white gourd (Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.) of the bottle gourd peel family. Produced in all parts of the country. When eating white gourd, collect the seeds. Wash, select mature ones and dry them in the sun.

[Character]

It is flat, long oval or oblong shape, about 1cm long and 6mm wide. The outer skin is yellowish white, sometimes with cracks. One end is blunt and round, and the other end is pointed. There are 2 small protrusions at the tip, one of which is smaller is the hilum; the other is larger and has an obvious micropyle. Smooth edges (one-sided waxgourd seed). After peeling off the seed coat, you can see the milky white seed kernel, which is oily. The smell is slight and the taste is slightly sweet.

[Property]

sweet, slightly cold. act on lung and large intestine channels.

[Efficacy]

clearing the lung and resolving phlegm, expelling pus, draining dampness.

[Indications]

Mainly used to treat phlegm-heat cough, lung abscess, intestinal abscess, white turbidity, leukorrhea, athlete's foot, edema, and stranguria.

[Documentation]

1. Benjing: "Waxgourd seed is sweet, cold and non-toxic. It is mainly used to make people happy, good color, tonifying qi, not hungry, long-term use, lightening the body and resisting aging."
2. Bielu: "It relieves troubles and makes people unhappy. It can be taken for a long time in the cold. It can be used as facial fat to make the face look radiant."
3. Cui Yuxi's "Food Classic": "Diminishes water channels and removes fresh water."
4. "Rihuazi": "Removes skin irritation and moisturizes skin."
5. 《materia medica》: "Plain in nature, clears the lungs and promotes body fluids; stir-fried is warm in nature, moisturizes the intestines and harmonizes the heart."
6. Bencao Gangmu: "Waxgourd seed, treats intratestinal abscess. Men White turbidity, leucorrhea, grind into powder and stir-fry."
7. " materia medica 成亚": "Waxgourd seed is a kernel that sucks earth fluids. It is quite greedy in nature. Even when summer is dominated by fire, it can be filled with water. It is a particle that contains the whole melon. Mr. Zhongjing used it To treat intestinal abscess, if the pus has not yet formed, it will be sucked out. Bielu Promote intra-abdominal accumulation, break the accumulation, and dissolve the accumulation, so it is the most important medicine for spleen and stomach stagnation. "
8. Benjing Fengyuan: "His son treats intratestinal abscess, removes dark spots on the face, moisturizes the skin, and makes facial oil, which is what Benjing is used to achieve good color."

[Usage and Dosage]

Oral administration: decoction, 10-15g; or grind into powder, 3-9 grams. External use: Appropriate amount, grind into paste and apply.

[Precaution]

People with deficiency-cold of spleen and stomach should take with caution.

[Processing and Storage]

Store in a dry place.

[Modern Pharmacology]

Waxgourd seed contains 14% oil, of which the triglyceride content ranges from 72 to 96%. The main fatty acids contained are linoleic acid, oleic acid, stearic acid, and Windmill Palm acid.

Pharmacological effects:

1. Immune promoting effect.
2. Trypsin inhibition.