Winter melon rind can be effective in treating edema, dysuria (poor urination), and summer fever. But the efficacy of foot soaking is limited and generally fails to achieve the therapeutic effect.
Winter melon skin belongs to the Chinese herbal medicine, for the cucurbit plant winter melon rind. Winter melon skin is sweet in flavor and cool in nature, and can enter the spleen meridian and small intestine meridian. It can play a role in facilitating urination and eliminating edema. It can also play a role in removing heat and evil in the body and relieving heatstroke, and can be used to treat summer heat, thirst, and short and red urine (small amount of urine, dark yellow in color).
As a traditional Chinese medicine, winter melon skin can be taken internally in decoction and soup, or take the appropriate amount of decoction and wash to use externally. However, the effect of a single flavor of Chinese medicine in wine is limited. And not everyone is suitable for its foot soak due to different individual constitution. Adverse effects are not clear.
Patients who are not feeling well are advised to consult a doctor in time, please use the medication under the guidance of a professional doctor, do not use your own medication, so as not to delay the condition.