Dong Gua Ren

"Winter Melon Seed"

Herbs that drain dampness

 

 

Channels: LU, ST, LI, SI

Properties: Sweet, Cold

Common: Winter Melon, Wax Gourd Seed, Benincasa

Latin: Semen Benincasae Hispidae

Actions:

  • Clears heat, expels phlegm, and promotes discharge of pus in the Lungs and Intestines
  • Damp heat vaginal discharge

Dosage:

  • 10-15 g.

 

** Dong Gua Ren, or is sweet and cold in properties, and clears heat in the lungs, resolves phlegm and eliminates pus. The herb is indicated in cough due to heat in the lungs, lung abscess and intestinal abscess.