Cucurbitaceae root

Cucurbitaceae root

(compendium)

[source] it is the root of Cucumis sativus, a Cucurbitaceae plant. The plant morphology is shown in "cucumber".

[collection] collect in summer and autumn, wash, dry or fresh.

[nature and taste] Sichuan records of traditional Chinese medicine: "cool in nature, sweet and bitter in taste, non-toxic. "

[function indications] for diarrhea and dysentery.

① "Rihuazi Materia Medica" says: "pound and apply, fox sting and poison swelling. "

② Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "it can promote diuresis, relieve gonorrhea and reduce distension. Treatment of infantile diarrhea and dysentery after a long time. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 Liang. External use: tamping.

[selection] 1. To cure diarrhea: mash cucumber root and stick it on navel. (the secret recipe of traditional Chinese medicine in Guizhou Province)

② Treatment of infantile wind heat diarrhea, damp heat diarrhea: cucumber root, liuhecao, Decoction with sugar. (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)