Benincasa Exocarpium, Dong Gua Pi 冬瓜皮
Winter Melon, Wax Gourd, White GourdDong Gua Pi (TCM)
BenincasaRevue horticole, serié 4, vol. 59: (1887)
Botanical name:
Benincasa hispida (syn. B. cerifera)
Parts used:
Fruit peel
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, Sweet.
Uses:
1. Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urine:
-Edema, Urinary difficulty, Strangury
-Abdominal distention
2. Clears Summer-Heat:
-used for Summer-heat (Heat disorders in Summer), especially with Damp-Heat
Dose:
Decoction: 15–30 grams
Main Combinations:
1. Edema from Damp-Heat:
i. with Coix Yi Yi Ren (Job’s Tears), Adzuli Bean (Chi Xiao Dou)
Cautions:
None noted.