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Properties & Channels

Drug Interactions

Incompatible Herbs

Toxic or Endangered

Latin Name Notes

Xi Gua (Watermelon Fruit)

Herb 7 of 7 in Herbs that Clear and Relieve Summerheat

Channels:
BL, HT, ST

Properties:
Sweet, Cold

Latin Name:
Fructus Citrulli Vulgaris

Actions

Relieves Summerheat, Generates Fluids, and Promotes Urination
For patterns associated with Summerheat, especially when there is excess thirst, dry heaves, or scanty urination.
Reduces Jaundice
Used with other substances in treating icteric hepatitis.

Contraindications and Cautions

Caution in cases of damp-cold and cold from deficiency of the spleen and stomach.

Herb-Drug Interactions

This section is being researched, and is not completed.

Toxicity and Overdose

This section is being researched, and is not completed.

Dosage

15-30 grams.
Part used: juice.

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

Qing Luo Yin (Clear the Collaterals Decoction)
Formulas that Relieve Summerheat
Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang (Clear Summerheat and Augment the Qi Decoction)
Formulas that Relieve Summerheat

References

Herbs

13. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition)
- Dan Bensky

25. Lancet 2000 January 8;355(9198):134-138 (Article)
- Fugh-Berman A.

17. Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Second Edition)
- Him Che. Yeung

12. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology (First Edition)
- John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen

26. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (Third Edition)
- Max Wichtl

Formulas

15. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (First Edition)
- Dan Bensky

18. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas (First Edition)
- Him Che. Yeung

16. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide (First Edition)
- Qiao Yi

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Some of the substances included on this website are no longer used, and are included for historical reference only.