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Roasted Winter Melon Formula

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Roasted Winter Melon Formula,Sudden swelling and distension, with the body and face both greatly enlarged.

Formulas Name : Roasted Winter Melon Formula

Chinese Name : 烧冬瓜方

Drug Formulation

Winter melon.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 188.

Benefits

Sudden swelling and distension, with the body and face both greatly enlarged.

Instructions for Use

Coat the winter melon thickly with yellow clay, roast it over a fire until cooked, remove the clay, and consume it.

Roasted Winter Melon Formula,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 188.,Sudden swelling and distension, with the body and face both greatly enlarged.

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