Calabash gourd (Hulu)
Pharmaceutical Name: Pericarpium
lagenariae
Botanical Name: Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
Common Name: Calabash gourd.
Source of Earliest Record: Rihuazi
Bencao.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: When the calabash gourd ripens in autumn, its peel is
collected and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Sweet and
neutral.
Meridians: Lung and small intestine.
Functions: To promote water metabolism
and reduce edema.
Indications & Combinations: Edema.
Calabash gourd (Hulu) is used with herbs which promote water metabolism, such
as Benincasa peel (Dongguapi).
Dosage: 15-30 g.
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