| BASIC INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Plant name in Latin: | Cucumis sativus |
| Herb name in Chinese: | 黄瓜 |
| Herb name in Pinyin: | HUANG GUA |
| Herb name in English: | Cucumber |
| HERB PROPERTIES | |
| Herb property: | Cool |
| Herb flavor: | Sweet |
| Herb meridian tropism: | Lung,Spleen,Stomach |
| HERB DESCRIPTION | |
| Use part: | fruit |
| Herb effect: | To clear heat, disinhibit water, resolve toxin. |
| Herb indication: | Febrile diseases thirst, short voidings of reddish urine, burns and scalds, scant urine with edema, sweat macule, prickly heat. |
| CROSS REFERENCES | |
| TCMID id: | 7674 |
| HERB id: | HERB002498 |
| SymMap id: | NA |