Name
Huang Gua (Cucumber)
The Effect of Huang Gua
Property
Sweet, cool; lung, spleen and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat, induce diuresis and remove toxicity.
Indications
Scalds and burns, edema with oliguria, thrist caused by fever, sweat stain, oliguria with dark urine.
Dosage and Administrations
Cook it for eating or eat the raw, or pounded into juice for drinking. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into juice for applying.