Xi Gua - 西瓜 - Fructus Citrulli

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Fructus Citrulli
Common English:	Watermelon Fruit

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Bland	Cold	Bladder Heart Stomach (Spleen) (Lung)	9-30g

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Clears Summerheat and generates Fluids	Summerheat patterns, especially with significant thirst, dark, scanty urine and dry heaves
Promotes urination and eliminates jaundice	Icteric hepatitis
Cools Lung and Stomach Heat	Lung and Stomach Heat

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rx. Rehmanniae Juice Xian Di Huang Pear Juice Sugar	Fol. Nelumbinis He Ye Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua	Fol. Nelumbinis He Ye Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua Flos Lablab Album Bian Dou Hua
Damp-Heat Invading the Middle Jiao.	With Xi Gua Pi, for Summerheat.	Use with Xi Gua Cui Yi, for Exterior conditions in the summer.

In recent times this herb has been used for icteric hepatitis.
It is called the natural White Tiger Decoction Bai Hu Tang since it cools Lung and Stomach Heat, resolves Summerheat, relieves thirst, eases irritability and promotes urination.
Eating watermelon is the simplest way to take it.
It cools the Heart by directing Pericardium Heat down through the Small Intestine and Bladder.
It helps restore sobriety after drinking too much alcohol.
Xi Gua and Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu both clear Summerheat, resolve irritable thirst and promote urination. Xi Gua is sweet, bland, juicy and Cold; it clears Lung Heat, relieves thirst and leeches out Dampness through urination. Zhi Mu is bitter, Cold and moist; it clears Lung Heat, cools the Stomach, drains Ministerial Fire and nourishes Lung and Stomach Yin.
Exocarpium Citrulli (Watermelon Rind) Xi Gua Pi cools less than the flesh but is a stronger diuretic, making it the best choice for edema. It is also used for jaundice with dark urine.
Emerald Raiment of Watermelon Xi Gua Cui Yi, is the outermost layer of the fruit and is used specifically in decoction for Summerheat. Dosage 5-10g.