muskmelon

muskmelon

(Kaibao materia medica)

[synonyms] sweet melon (bielu), cantaloupe (Diannan materia medica), fruit melon (compendium), ripe melon (Materia Medica from the new).

[source] it is the fruit of Cucurbitaceae melon.

[plant morphology] melon

Annual climbing or creeping herbs. Stem with deep groove, with many bristles; tendril apex curled or climbing other things, with bristles. Leaves alternate; long petiole, petiole about 10 cm long; leaf blade round or subreniform, 4-12 cm long, almost equal in width and length, palmately 3-or 5-lobed, margin irregularly serrate, leaf surface with many bristles; veins palmate, 5 main veins. Flowers are monoecious, solitary in leaf axils; calyx tubular, 5-lobed, lobes apex pointed, densely covered with white soft hairs; corolla yellow, about 2 cm in diameter, 5-lobed, lobes apex acute, with small apex; male flowers with long stalks, stamens 5, united into 3, of which 2 are wider, filaments very short, close to corolla tube; female flower stalks shorter than male flower stalks, ovary inferior. The flesh of bottle gourd is generally oval, the peel is usually yellow white or green, sometimes with patterns, the flesh is generally yellow green, fragrant; the fruit stalk is cylindrical, with longitudinal grooves. Seeds numerous, yellow or grayish white, oblong ovate. The flowering period is from June to July. The fruit period is from July to August.

It is cultivated all over the country.

The root (melon root), stem (melon stem), leaf (melon leaf), flower (melon flower), pedicel (melon pedicel), pericarp (melon skin) and seed (melon seed) of this plant are also used for medicine. Please refer to the special article for details.

[collection] the fruits were harvested from July to August.

[chemical composition] it contains 2.68% globulin, citric acid and other organic acids, β - carotene, vitamin B, C, etc.

[pharmacological action] this product has no bacteriostatic effect, but it is effective to some fungi.

Sweet and cold.

① Rihuazi materia medica: "non toxic. "

② Daily use materia medica: "sweet, slightly toxic. "

③ "Gangmu": "sweet, cold, slippery, with little poison. "

[channel tropism] entering the heart and stomach channels.

① "Yuluoyaojie" says: "entering the spleen of foot Taiyin and stomach meridian of Foot Yangming. "

② "Depei Materia Medica": "start with Taiyin and zuyang Mingjing. "

③ "Seeking truth from Materia Medica": entering the heart and stomach. "

[function indications] clear summer heat, relieve thirst and urinate.

① "Dietotherapy Materia Medica": "quench thirst, replenish qi, eliminate vexation and heat, facilitate urination, unblock Sanjiao and block Qi. "

② Jiayou materia medica: "it's mainly about mouth and nose sores. "

③ "Diannan Materia Medica": "treatment of rheumatism, numbness, limb pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: raw food.

[should avoid] spleen and stomach deficiency cold, abdominal distension and loose stool should not be taken.

① Sun Zhenren's food taboo: "when a patient with beriberi eats melon, his illness will never be eliminated. And more food jaundice, move cold disease, it is empty Lei. Antidote. "

② "Dietotherapy materia medica:" eating more makes people feel wet and itchy under the Yin and have sores, move and stay cold. Baipi people can't eat it. Eating more makes people weak, and their feet and hands are weak. "

According to Ben Cao Yan Yi, a famous scholar, melon is not easy to eat, because it can reduce Yang Qi. "