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Medical functional gourd can be used not only for charging, but also for medicine itself. Gourd is sweet, smooth and non-toxic. Its vines, tendrils, leaves, flowers, pulp and membranes, seeds, dried shells-even old broken gourd slices can be used as medicine to treat many diseases. The first pharmacological work in China, Shennong Herbal Classic written in the Eastern Han Dynasty, recorded "bitter pill" as a diuretic and detumescence drug. Later, Treatise on Febrile Diseases also mentioned that bitter gourd can be used to treat jaundice. Pumpkin seeds can also treat toothache and gum swelling and pain, and it can also be effective if mixed with Achyranthes bidentata decoction for gargling. Tendrils and whiskers are as medicinal as flowers and can treat leprosy. Gourd pulp and seeds are bitter, cold and toxic. Can be used for treating dental diseases, swollen or exposed gums, and loose teeth. Especially the gourd shell has the highest medicinal value. It is sweet, flat and non-toxic. Clearing away heat and toxic materials, moistening lung and relaxing bowels. The older the gourd shell, the higher the curative effect. Li Shizhen said, "The ladle is made of broken pots, and it is also used in modern prescriptions. It is better to be bitter, and it is especially wonderful when you are old. " (Compendium of Materia Medica) This kind of old gourd is called "broken gourd" or "broken gourd". Bitter taste, flat and non-toxic, can relieve flatulence, kill insects, treat hemorrhoid bleeding, gynecological bleeding with red and white. In Compendium of Materia Medica, there are no fewer than 30 prescriptions with gourd as medicine or raw material.

Hulu, also known as Pru, is a kind of herb. Its branches and stems are called tendrils, and the homonym is "ten thousand generations", so the homonym of Brushtendrils is "ten thousand generations of prosperity", which is a symbol of good luck. Gourd and its stems and leaves are collectively called "descendants of ten thousand generations"

There are many kinds of seeds in the gourd fruit, so China people regard the gourd as a mascot for breeding offspring and having many children and grandchildren.

In the history of the Chinese nation, gourd was regarded as the ancestor of human beings by many nationalities and was worshipped. In myths and stories, gourds are always accompanied by immortals and heroes, and are regarded as the gods that bring happiness and exorcise evil spirits to mankind. Many immortals and imperial doctors also carry gourds or hang gourds around their waists, such as Tie Guai Li, the birthday boy, the Antarctic Weng and the Jigong monk.

Therefore, the gourd has been a symbol of good luck since ancient times, and it is also a good product for nursing homes.

The ancients thought that gourd was also used to treat diseases, and it only needed to be hung at the end of the patient's bed or on the side where the patient slept. You can absorb the sick gas from patients and make them get better soon. If you are healthy, you can absorb the bad luck brought by people and improve your fortune.

Hanging the gourd outside the door can protect the people in the house.

In a word, gourd has become a good product for viewing, collecting and practical use, and it is a representative symbol of Chinese auspicious culture.

Annual climbing herb with soft hair; Tendrils 2-lobed. Leaf blade heart-shaped to kidney-shaped, long 10-40 cm, nearly equal in length and width, slightly angular or 3-lobed, sharp at the top, with glandular points at the edge and heart-shaped at the base; The petiole is 5-30 cm long and has two glandular points at the top. The fruit of flower 1-2 is born in leaf axils, the male pedicel is longer than the petiole, and the female pedicel is as long as or slightly shorter than the petiole; Calyx 2-3 cm long, dentate cone; Corolla white, lobes broadly ovoid or obovate, 3-4 cm long and 2-3 cm wide, with wrinkled edges, slightly concave or acuminate tips and 5 veins; Ovary elliptic, villous. The fruit is smooth, first green, then white or yellow, dozens of centimeters long, thin in the middle, and the lower part is larger than the upper part; The seeds are white, obovate-elliptic, and the top is truncated or has 2 horns. The flowering period is from June to July, and the fruiting period is from July to August. It is cultivated all over the country and in our province. When the fruit is ripe, it can be used as a container or as medicine. Common cultivated variety ① Huzi variety. Hala, the fruit is long cylindrical, straight or slightly curved, and the flesh is green and white. It is eaten as a vegetable when tender. ② Zucchini. microcarpa (naud。 ) Hala, the fruit shape is similar to that of zucchini, but the length is less than 10 cm, and the plants bear more fruits; If used as medicine, it can promote diuresis and reduce swelling, and seed oil can be used to make soap. (3) gourd var. Dipsta (series) Hara, pear-shaped, usually cut open to hold water ladle when cooked, and can also be eaten as a dish when tender; The pericarp is dried in the sun and used as medicine to induce diuresis and reduce swelling. As an alias of traditional Chinese medicine: gourd shell, extracted gourd, potted reed, and Puwei Source: gourd pulp (Molina). [Melaleuca; Common L. vulgaris], used as medicine with pericarp and seeds. Before and after beginning of winter, fruits were picked, cut, seeds were taken out and dried respectively. Method: Wash, dry and chop. Sex and taste return to the meridian: sweet and flat. Indications: diuresis, detumescence and resolving hard mass. Used for cervical lymph node edema, ascites and tuberculosis. It can also be used for facial edema and abdominal edema. It is often used with herbs such as Polyporus, Poria and Alisma orientalis. It can also be used to treat ascites caused by advanced schistosomiasis. Usage and dosage: 0.5 ~ 1.