Barberry (Berberis) is used to help treat urinary tract infection, nephritis, vaginal discharge and metrorrhagia. Barberry contains a number of active substances, including berberine, berbamine, oxyacantha and tanines. Barberry is haemostatic, diuretic, vasodilator, hypertensive, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, thus it can…
Winter Melon Adzuki Bean Soup is beneficial for edema, beriberi, nephritis, ascites, leg swelling, athlete’s foot and weight loss. According to traditional Chinese medicine, both winter melon (white gourd, ash gourd, fuzzy melon) and adzuki bean (small red bean) have…
Winter melon (white gourd, ash gourd, fuzzy melon) is a popular summer food in East Asia and South Asia. Winter melon is beneficial to relieve summer heat, thirst, hot cough, lung phlegm, edema, beriberi, nephritis, ascites and diabetes. Winter melon…
Watermelon (Water melon) is said to help treat nephritis, edema, high blood pressure, jaundice and diabetes. Watermelon has moderate diuretic properties, which help cure kidney inflammation. Its protease can convert insoluble protein into soluble protein, providing the nutrition to the…
