The efficacy and function of dried water melon shell

Do you know what dried water melon shell is? Water melon is the loofah that people usually eat, and dried water melon shell is the dried loofah shell. It is the white silk obtained after the loofah fruit is aged and the seeds and skin are removed. It contains a variety of medicinal ingredients and can be used as medicine or as a health food. There are many functions and effects of dried water melon shell. Let me take you to understand it together.

The efficacy and function of dried water melon shell

1. The efficacy of dried watermelon shell

The dried water melon shell is sweet and cool in nature. It can enter the lung meridian, liver meridian and stomach meridian. Its main effects are to promote blood circulation, detoxify and reduce swelling. It can usually be used to treat many common diseases such as human milk obstruction, lung heat cough, body edema, mastitis and eczema. In addition, the dried water melon shell can be burned into charcoal to stop bleeding and relieve pain.

2. Dried water melon shell can cure milk obstruction

Usually, women who have milk blockage after childbirth can directly use dried water melon shells for treatment. During treatment, the dried water melon shells can be burned and preserved, then ground into fine powder. Take three to five grams each time and take it with white wine. This use of dried water melon shells also has a certain therapeutic effect on human cough, sputum and sciatica.

3. Dried water melon shell can cure joint pain

Joint pain is a common disease in life. It can be treated with the traditional Chinese medicine dried water melon shell after it occurs. However, the effect of using it alone is not good. It is best to use dried water melon shell together with various Chinese medicinal materials such as honeysuckle vine, Clematis chinensis, and Millettia reticulata, and use it for ten to fifteen days in a row. Only in this way can people's arthritis symptoms be significantly alleviated.