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Alternate Chinese names: 西瓜翠皮 xī guā cuì pí; 西瓜翠衣 xī guā cuì yī

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. [= Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Mansf.]. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. [= Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Mansf.]

Use: Medicinal

Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing fire-draining agents

Properties: Sweet*; cool*; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Spleen and stomach channels.

Actions and indications: Clears summerheat and resolves heat; allays thirst; disinhibits urine. Treats summerheat-heat with vexation and thirst; short voidings of scant urine; water swelling; mouth and tongue sores.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (9–30g) bake dry and grind. Topical: Calcine preserving nature and grind to a powder.

Warnings: Contraindicated in cold strike and exuberant dampness.

Production area: All parts of China.

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