Winter melon rind has diuretic effect and can be used to treat edema and distension, dysuria (unsmooth urination), and so on.
Winter melon rind is the dried outer layer of the rind of winter melon of Cucurbitaceae plant, sweet in taste, cool in nature, belonging to the spleen, small intestine meridian. Winter melon rind has diuretic and decongestive effects, and can be used to treat edema and distension, dysuria, summer-heat thirst, and short and red urine (small amount of urine, dark yellow color) and other conditions.
Therefore, winter melon skin has diuretic effect. Clinical treatment of edema, can be used with poria, zedoary and other drugs; treatment of summer fever and thirst, can be used with mung beans, watermelon cui yi and other heat removing drugs.
Chinese medicine should be taken under the guidance of a physician, if there are symptoms of discomfort, it is recommended to seek medical treatment.