Dong Gua Pi (Benincasa Peel) 4oz

Pharmaceutical Name: Exocarpium Benincasae Botanical Name: Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. Common Name: Benincasa peel, Chinese Wax Gourd Source of Earliest Record: Kaibao Bencao art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The peel of the gourd is dried in the sun. Properties and Taste: Sweet and slightly cold Meridian: Lung and small intestine Functions: To promote water metabolism and reduce edema. Indications and Combinations: Edema.*Use with Phaseolus seed (Chixiaodou), Imperata rhizome (Baimaogen) and Poria (Fuling) in the formula Donggua Wan.  Dosage: 15-30 g