Winter melon (white gourd, ash gourd, fuzzy melon) has moderate effects to help treat urine retention, lung abscess and asthma, cirrhosis, high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease and obesity.
To help improve the symptoms of urine retention, cirrhosis with ascites, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease and obesity, it is said that you can simply use 500-1000g of winter melon to make a soup, and consume it twice a day.
The following are four Chinese formulas using winter melon:
Formula 1 – winter melon and reed rhizome for lung abscess
– Seeds of winter melon 50g (crushed)
– Fresh reed rhizome 50g
– Make a decoction, drink twice a day.
Formula 2 – winter melon and lotus leaf for lung heat cough with yellow phlegm:
– Fresh winter melon 500g
– Fresh lotus leaf 1
– Boil them to make a soup, and add salt. Take it twice a day.
Formula 3 – winter melon and azuki bean for edema
– Winter melon 1000g
– Azuki bean (small red bean) 100g
– Boil them to make a soup, take it twice a day.
Formula 4 – winter melon and fish for high blood pressure, liver fire hyperactivity, headache and vertigo
– Water melon 500g
– Head of grass carp (a freshwater fish) 250g
– Boil and simmer for 4 hours, then add salt. Take the soup twice a day.
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