Pumpkin leaves

Pumpkin leaves

(Lingnan herbal medicine)

[source] it is the leaf of Cucurbitaceae plant Cucurbitaceae.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn.

[chemical composition] it contains chlorophyll. It is a natural edible pigment.

[function indications] for dysentery, malnutrition and trauma.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 2-3 Liang; or powder. External use: grind and mix.

[formula selection] ① for wind fire dysentery: 7-8 pumpkin leaves (without petiole). Fry in water, add a little salt and take it five to six times. (Mindong materia medica)

② Treatment of infantile malnutrition: pumpkin leaf 1 jin, fishy bean leaf (namely big eye South cotyledon) half Jin, razor handle 2 liang. Dry and grind in the sun. Five yuan each time, steamed pig liver service. (Lingnan herbal medicine)

③ Treatment of knife wounds: pumpkin leaves, dry and grind in the sun, apply to the wound. (Mindong materia medica)