Benincasa Peel (Dongguapi)
| 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 |