\r冬瓜\pb35.bmp\r，味甘淡，性平和。入脾肺二经。润肺，消热痰，止咳嗽，利小便。
治痰吼气喘，姜汤下。又解远方瘴气。又治小儿惊风。
──务本卷三
冬瓜皮，味甘淡、平，性微寒。入脾肺二经。止渴、消痰，利小便。熬水洗痔，良。治
中风，皆效。
（附方） 治咳嗽
冬瓜皮（五钱 要经过霜者） 蜂蜜（少许） 水煎服。
（又方） 冬瓜皮 干茄子根 洗冻疮效。
──务本卷二
\r西瓜\pb36.bmp\r，味甘，性寒。无毒。治一切热症，痰涌气滞。解暑热、酒毒、除
烦止渴，治喉、血痢。
根、叶，煎汤服治水泻痢疾。
──务本卷一下
\r黄瓜\pb37.bmp\r，味辛、微苦，性大寒。动寒痰，胃冷者，食之，腹痛吐泻，解疮
癣热毒，消烦
（附单方） 治黄水疮
黄瓜藤（阴干火焙存性） 枯矾共为细末，搽疮上，黄水即干。内服解毒汤。
──务本卷三黄瓜，味甘淡、微苦，性寒。有小毒。主治清热解渴，利水，多食损阴血
而发疮疥，患诸病后忌食。
\r南瓜\pb38.bmp\r，一名麦瓜。味甘、平，性微寒。入脾胃二经，横行经络，分利小
便，胃中有积者，吃之，令人气胀作呃逆，发肝气疼，胃气疼者，动气，不宜多吃。
南瓜，味甘，性温。主治补中气而宽利。多食发脚疾及瘟病，同羊肉食之，令人滞气。
──模板卷八
Donggua (Benincasa hispida), with a sweet and bland taste, has a neutral nature. It enters the Spleen and Lung meridians. It moistens the lungs, eliminates phlegm-heat, stops coughing, and promotes urination.
It treats wheezing due to phlegm and asthma, taken with ginger decoction. It also resolves miasma from distant regions. It further treats infantile convulsions.
──Wuben Volume 3
Dongguapi (Exocarpium Benincasae), with a sweet and bland taste, is neutral in nature and slightly cold in property. It enters the Spleen and Lung meridians. It relieves thirst, reduces phlegm, and promotes urination. Washing hemorrhoids with boiled water is effective. It is also effective for treating stroke.
(Attached Formula) Treating cough:
Dongguapi (5 qian, preferably harvested after frost) and Honey (a small amount). Decoct in water and take orally.
(Another Prescription): Dongguapi and dried eggplant root are effective for washing tinea congelation (frostbite).
──Wuben Volume 2
Xigua (Citrullus lanatus), with a sweet taste, is cold in nature. It is non-toxic. It treats all heat syndromes, phlegm surging, and qi stagnation. It resolves summerheat, alcohol toxicity, relieves irritability, quenches thirst, and treats laryngeal obstruction and bloody dysentery.
The roots and leaves, when decocted in water, treat watery diarrhea and dysentery.
──Wuben Volume 1
Huanggua (Cucumis sativus), with a pungent and slightly bitter taste, is severely cold in nature. It stirs up cold-phlegm; those with cold stomachs who consume it may experience abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. It resolves heat-toxin from sores and tinea, and relieves irritability.
(Attached Single Prescription) Treating impetigo (yellow-water sore):
Huanggua teng (stem of Cucumis sativus, dried in shade and charred to retain properties) and Mingfan (Alumen) are ground into fine powder and applied topically to the sore, which dries up the yellow fluid. Internally, take Jiedu Tang (Detoxification Decoction).
──Wuben Volume 3 Huanggua, with a sweet, bland, and slightly bitter taste, is cold in nature and slightly toxic. It mainly clears heat, quenches thirst, and promotes urination. Excessive consumption damages yin-blood and induces sores and scabies; it should be avoided after suffering from various illnesses.
Nangua (Cucurbita moschata), also known as Maigua. With a sweet taste and neutral nature, it is slightly cold in property. It enters the Spleen and Stomach meridians, circulates horizontally through the collaterals, and separates fluids to promote urination. For those with accumulation in the stomach, consuming it causes abdominal distension and hiccups, triggers liver qi pain, and disturbs qi in those with stomach qi pain; it should not be eaten in large quantities.
Nangua, with a sweet taste and warm nature, mainly tonifies middle qi and provides relief. Excessive consumption induces foot diseases and pestilence; eating it with mutton causes qi stagnation.
──Moban Volume 8