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Calabash gourd (Hulu)
Pharmaceutical Name: Pericarpium lagenariae
Botanical Name: Lagenaria siceraria (Molina)
Standl.
Common Name: Calabash gourd
Source of Earliest Record: Rihuazi Bencao
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: When the calabash gourd ripens
in autumn, its peel is collected and dried
in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Sweet and neutral
Meridians: Lung and small intestine
Functions: To promote water metabolism and
reduce edema
Indications & Combinations: Edema. Calabash
gourd (Hulu) is used with herbs which promote
water metabolism, such as Benincasa peel (Dongguapi).
Dosage: 15-30 g |
