| BASIC INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Plant name in Latin: | Cucumis melo |
| Herb name in Chinese: | 瓜蒂 |
| Herb name in Pinyin: | GUA DI |
| Herb name in English: | Muskmelon Fruit Pedicel |
| HERB PROPERTIES | |
| Herb property: | Cold |
| Herb flavor: | Sweet |
| Herb meridian tropism: | Stomach,Heart |
| HERB DESCRIPTION | |
| Use part: | fruit pedicel |
| Herb effect: | To promote vomiting, eliminate damp. |
| Herb indication: | Wind stroke, epilepsy, throat impediment, indigestion of overnight food, distending pain in stomach duct, damp-heat jaundice, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis. |
| CROSS REFERENCES | |
| TCMID id: | 3841 |
| HERB id: | HERB001948 |
| SymMap id: | SMHB00146 |