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Alternate Chinese names: 瓜丁 guā dīng; 全瓜蒂 quán guā dì; 甜瓜把 tián guā bǎ; 甜瓜蒂 tián guā dì

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Cucumis melo L. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Cucumis melo L.

Use: Medicinal

Category: Ejection agents

Properties: Bitter; cold; toxic.

Channel entry: Stomach channel.

Actions and indications:

• Ejects heat phlegm and food: Phlegm-heat lying depressed in the chest; abiding food.
• Dispels dampness and abates jaundice: Damp-heat jaundice.

Dosage and method: Oral: 2.5–5g in decoctions; use 0.3–1.0g per dose as a powder or in pills. If administered by insufflation, use just enough to induce yellow water to flow out, then stop. To prevent further vomiting, avoid swallowing the yellow fluid in the nose.

Warnings: Contraindicated in weak health, vomiting of blood (blood ejection) (vomiting or expectoration of blood), and in the absence of repletion evils in the upper body. If the reaction is too violent, and unceasing vomiting results, 0.01–0.015g of shè xiāng (Moschus) taken drenched in warm water can stop it.

Production area: Most parts of China.

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