Cucumber skin has the effect of clearing heat and inducing diuresis, and is used as a main treatment for edema and urination, and heat knot bladder.
Cucumber skin is the rind of cucumber in Cucurbitaceae family, which is a traditional Chinese medicine with cool nature, sweet and light flavor. Cucumber rind has the effects of diuresis, lymphatic drainage and clearing heat. It is mainly used for treating edema and urination, urinary drenching and pain, and heat knot bladder.
Cucumber peel can be used alone or with other herbs. For example, in the treatment of edema, cucumber peel is used together with amber, which has the effect of diuretic and diaphoretic (to improve the problem of dribbling of urine, and the problem of small amount of urine not passable), and the two used together can enhance its effect of diuretic and edema. The adverse effects and contraindications of cucumber peel are currently unknown.
Cucumber peel should be applied under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner and should not be used on its own to avoid delay.