Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/gua-di/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/gua-di/">Bencao Index</a> gua di 瓜蒂 Pedicellus Melo muskmelon fruit pedicel Relieve Coughing & Wheezing Stomach Recorded toxic in this catalogue. Read the cautions on the record.

Induces vomiting to expel Phlegm-Heat, retained food or swallowed poison

Phlegm-Heat or Phlegm and food trapped above the diaphragm, when vomiting is the chosen method: full chest and epigastrium, a blocked feeling in the throat or throat Bi, wheezing, seizures, mania, restlessness or insomnia Undigested food lodged in the upper Stomach, with distension and pain of the chest and epigastrium; may be given alone A swallowed poison or harmful substance, where rapid expulsion is the priority (historical use)

Clears Damp-Heat and relieves jaundice

Damp-Heat jaundice in which Damp predominates Obstinate jaundice of the eyes and face, with nasal stuffiness and headache, when Damp is trapped in the head, treated by blowing the fine powder into the nostrils to draw out a yellowish discharge