王瓜 쥐참외 (왕과)

Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 3

1. 性寒一云平, 味苦, 無毒.

   Its nature is cold (some say neutral), its taste bitter, and it carries no toxicity.

2. 通血脉.

   It opens the blood vessels and promotes circulation.

3. 治天行熱疾, 酒黃病, 壯熱心煩.

   It treats epidemic fevers, alcohol-induced jaundice, and the restlessness that comes with high fever.

4. 止消渴, 消瘀血, 散癰腫, 落胎, 下乳汁.

   It relieves thirst, dispels stagnant blood, disperses abscesses and swellings, induces miscarriage, and promotes the flow of breast milk.

5. 處處有之, 葉似瓜蔞.

   It grows everywhere, and its leaves resemble those of the snake gourd (gualou).

6. 五月開黃花, 結子如彈丸, 生靑熟赤.

   In the fifth month it opens yellow flowers and bears fruits the size of pellets, green when unripe and red when ripe.

7. 根似葛, 細而多糝.

   The root resembles kudzu but is slender and rich in starchy granules.

8. 一名土瓜. 三月採根, 陰乾. 《本草》

   It is also called tugua. The root is dug in the third month and dried in the shade. (Bencao)

9. 子

   [The seeds]

10. 潤心肺, 治黃病, 生用.

    They moisten the heart and lungs and treat jaundice; for this purpose they are used raw.

11. 主肺痿吐血, 腸風瀉血, 赤白痢, 炒用.

    They address consumptive lung bleeding, intestinal wind with bloody stools, and red-and-white dysentery; for these uses they are stir-fried first.

12. 一名赤雹子, 卽王瓜殼中子也. 《本草》

    They are also called chibaozi, that is, the seeds inside the rind of the wanggua. (Bencao)