Winter Melon Porridge

Winter Melon Porridge,Edema and abdominal distension; difficulty urinating; including acute and chronic nephritis, edema, ascites due to cirrhosis, edema caused by beriberi, obesity, summer heat-induced restlessness, dry mouth and thirst, lung-heat cough, and phlegm-induced wheezing.

Formulas Name : Winter Melon Porridge

Chinese Name : 冬瓜粥

Drug Formulation

80–100 g of fresh winter melon with skin (or 10–15 g of dried winter melon seeds, or 30 g of fresh ones), and an appropriate amount of japonica rice.

Source

From *Therapeutic Porridge Formulas*, citing *The Porridge Manual*.

Benefits

Edema and abdominal distension; difficulty urinating; including acute and chronic nephritis, edema, ascites due to cirrhosis, edema caused by beriberi, obesity, summer heat-induced restlessness, dry mouth and thirst, lung-heat cough, and phlegm-induced wheezing.

Instructions for Use

First, wash the winter melon, cut it into small pieces, and boil it with an appropriate amount of japonica rice to make a thin porridge; consume as desired. Alternatively, decoct winter melon seeds in water, strain out the residue, and cook the porridge with the rice.

Winter Melon Porridge,From *Therapeutic Porridge Formulas*, citing *The Porridge Manual*.,Edema and abdominal distension; difficulty urinating; including acute and chronic nephritis, edema, ascites due to cirrhosis, edema caused by beriberi, obesity, summer heat-induced restlessness, dry mouth and thirst, lung-heat cough, and phlegm-induced wheezing.

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