一名寒瓜
甘、淡、寒。除烦止渴。解暑热酒毒，疗喉痹口疮，利小便，治血痢。（性寒解热，有
天生
多食寒中助湿。伤瓜者即以其皮煎服。
瓜子仁
甘，凉。清肺润肠，和中止渴。炒食补中。
一名蒲桃
甘、平、酸、涩。入手太阳经。治胎上冲心，疗筋骨湿痹，除肠水，发痘疮。配生藕、
生地，捣汁和白蜜，治热淋
涩痛。
多服令人烦闷目暗。
根、藤、叶
甘、平，涩。治呕哕，利小肠，消肿满及霍乱后恶心。
一名藤梨
酸、甘、寒。入足少阴、阳明经。止暴渴，解烦热，调中下气。有实热者宜之。
多食冷脾胃，动泄 。
甘，寒。入足太阴经。润燥生津，和中助脾。除热止渴，解酒消痰，止呕哕，利二便。
配生
地、麦冬，治春温液涸。和生姜汁，治反胃干呕。和芦根汁、藕汁、人乳、童便、竹沥，治
胃脘干枯。
甘，温。入足太阴经。和中助脾，缓肝和血。润心肺，治痰嗽。得乌梅，治噤口痢。得
新汲
水，治痘不落痂。得姜汁，煎服，治吐逆喘嗽。
酒煎饮，活血。多食助热，损齿生虫。同笋食成瘕。
一名冰糖
甘，寒。入足太阴经。润心肺，治痰嗽，解酒和中，助脾阴，缓肝气。配枣肉、巨胜子，
助
脏生津。
（水果类六种）
忌铁器。
甘，平。入足太阴经血分。去瘀血，解热毒。除酒积，止泻痢，敷金疮，解蟹毒。得姜
汁，
治霍乱烦渴。得生地汁、童便，治伤寒口渴，产后闷乱。和梨汁，治痰热。和蜜饮，治烦渴
。捣汁饮，治蟹毒。（受其毒必痢。）调发炭，治血淋。
藕节
伏硫黄。
涩，平。消瘀血，解热毒，止一切血病。得芎 为末，治鼻渊脑泻。捣烂热酒服，治蟹
毒下痢。
藕皮
散血。
【西瓜】
别名寒瓜。
味甘、淡，性寒。能清除烦热、止住口渴。可解除暑热和酒毒，治疗喉痹（咽喉肿痛闭塞）和口疮，通利小便，治疗血痢。（其性质寒凉以清热，若多食则易损伤中阳而助长湿气。误食坏瓜导致中毒者，可用瓜皮煎汤服用。）
【瓜子仁】
味甘，性凉。能清肺润肠，调和脾胃并止渴。炒熟后食用可补益中气。
【葡萄】
别名蒲桃。
味甘、平，兼有酸、涩味。归入手太阳经。用于治疗胎气上冲心脏，治疗筋骨间的湿痹，消除肠道积水，促使痘疮发出。配伍生藕、生地黄，捣汁并与白蜜混合，治疗热淋（湿热蕴结下焦所致的小便短赤涩痛）。
服用过多会导致心烦胸闷、视力昏暗。
【葡萄根、藤、叶】
味甘、平，性涩。用于治疗呕吐呃逆，通利小肠，消除肿胀满闷及霍乱后的恶心症状。
【猕猴桃】
别名藤梨。
味酸、甘，性寒。归入足少阴肾经、足阳明胃经。能制止暴发性口渴，解除烦热，调理中焦、降逆下气。体内有实热者适宜食用。
多食会寒冷脾胃，引发腹泻。
【梨】
味甘，性寒。归入足太阴脾经。能润燥生津，调和脾胃并辅助脾脏功能。清除热邪、止住口渴，解酒、消除痰液，制止呕吐呃逆，通利大小便。
配伍生地黄、麦冬，治疗春温病导致的津液枯竭。与生姜汁同用，治疗反胃干呕。与芦根汁、藕汁、人乳、童便、竹沥同用，治疗胃脘部干枯。
【甘蔗】
味甘，性温。归入足太阴脾经。调和脾胃、辅助脾脏，舒缓肝气并调和血液。滋润心肺，治疗痰嗽。配伍乌梅，治疗噤口痢（痢疾重症，饮食不进）。配伍新汲取的冷水，治疗痘疮痂皮不脱落。配伍姜汁煎服，治疗呕吐逆气及喘咳。
用酒煎煮饮用，可活血。多食助热，损害牙齿并生虫。与笋同食会形成瘕积（腹内结块）。
【冰糖】
别名冰糖。
味甘，性寒。归入足太阴脾经。滋润心肺，治疗痰嗽，解酒并调和脾胃，辅助脾阴，舒缓肝气。配伍枣肉、巨胜子（黑芝麻），帮助肾脏生津。
（以上为水果类六种）
【使用禁忌】
忌用铁器接触或烹制。
【藕】
味甘，性平。归入足太阴脾经的血分。能去除瘀血，解除热毒。消除酒积，止住泻痢，外敷金疮（金属利器造成的创伤），解除蟹毒。配伍姜汁，治疗霍乱引起的烦渴。配伍生地黄汁、童便，治疗伤寒口渴及产后神志昏乱。与梨汁同用，治疗痰热。与蜂蜜同饮，治疗烦渴。捣汁饮用，治疗蟹毒（受蟹毒必致痢疾）。调匀发炭末，治疗血淋（尿血伴疼痛）。
【藕节】
畏硫黄。
味涩，性平。能消散瘀血，解除热毒，止住各种出血性疾病。配伍川芎研为末，治疗鼻渊（鼻窦炎）及脑泻。捣烂后用热酒送服，治疗蟹毒引起的下痢。
【藕皮】
能散血。
[Watermelon]
Also known as "Cold Melon" (Hangua).
Sweet, bland, and cold in nature. Eliminates irritability and quenches thirst. Resolves summerheat and alcohol toxicity; treats throat obstruction (Houbi, characterized by soreness and swelling of the throat) and mouth sores; promotes urination; treats bloody dysentery. (Its cold nature clears heat; excessive consumption damages the middle warmer and aids dampness. For those poisoned by bad melons, decocting the rind for oral administration is effective.)
[Watermelon Seed Kernel]
Sweet and cool in nature. Clears the lungs and moistens the intestines; harmonizes the middle jiao and quenches thirst. Consumed after stir-frying, it tonifies the middle qi.
[Grape]
Also known as "Putao".
Sweet, neutral, with sour and astringent properties. Enters the Hand-Taiyang (Small Intestine) meridian. Treats fetal gas rushing to the heart; treats bi-syndrome of sinews and bones due to dampness; eliminates intestinal fluid accumulation; induces eruption of smallpox/variolous eruptions. Combined with fresh lotus root and Shengdi Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), crushed into juice and mixed with white honey, it treats hot strangury (Relin, painful and scanty urination due to heat-dampness).
Excessive intake causes mental restlessness, chest oppression, and blurred vision.
[Grape Root, Vine, and Leaves]
Sweet, neutral, and astringent. Treats vomiting and hiccups; promotes urination through the small intestine; reduces swelling and fullness; treats nausea following cholera-like illness (Huoluan).
[Kiwi Fruit]
Also known as "Tengli".
Sour, sweet, and cold in nature. Enters the Foot-Shaoyin (Kidney) and Foot-Yangming (Stomach) meridians. Stops sudden severe thirst; resolves irritability and heat; regulates the middle jiao and directs qi downward. Suitable for those with excess-heat conditions.
Excessive consumption chills the spleen and stomach and triggers diarrhea.
[Pear]
Sweet and cold in nature. Enters the Foot-Taiyin (Spleen) meridian. Moistens dryness and generates fluids; harmonizes the middle jiao and assists the spleen. Clears heat and quenches thirst; resolves alcohol toxicity and phlegm; stops vomiting and hiccups; promotes bowel and bladder movements.
Combined with Shengdi Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) and Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix), it treats fluid exhaustion in Spring-Warmth diseases. Mixed with ginger juice, it treats regurgitation and dry retching. Mixed with Reed Rhizome juice (Lugen Zhi), lotus root juice, human milk, child's urine (Tongbian), and Bamboo Sap (Zhuli), it treats dryness of the epigastrium.
[Sugarcane]
Sweet and warm in nature. Enters the Foot-Taiyin (Spleen) meridian. Harmonizes the middle jiao and assists the spleen; soothes the liver and harmonizes blood. Moistens the lungs and heart; treats cough with phlegm. Combined with Wu Mei (Mume Fructus), it treats Jin Kou Li (Jin Kou Dysentery, where the patient cannot eat due to severe dysentery). Combined with freshly drawn water, it treats failure of scabs to fall off after smallpox/variolous eruptions. Decocted with ginger juice, it treats vomiting, counterflow, wheezing, and cough.
Decocted with wine and drunk, it invigorates blood. Excessive consumption aids heat, damages teeth, and causes worms. Eating it together with bamboo shoots may form Jia masses (abdominal masses).
[Rock Sugar]
Also known as Bing Tang.
Sweet and cold in nature. Enters the Foot-Taiyin (Spleen) meridian. Moistens the lungs and heart; treats cough with phlegm; resolves alcohol toxicity and harmonizes the middle jiao; assists spleen yin; soothes liver qi. Combined with date flesh and Jushengzi (Sesamum indicum seeds), it helps the kidneys generate fluids.
(Six types of fruits above)
[Contraindications]
Avoid contact or cooking with iron vessels.
[Lotus Root]
Sweet and neutral in nature. Enters the blood aspect of the Foot-Taiyin (Spleen) meridian. Expels blood stasis; resolves heat toxins. Eliminates alcohol accumulation; stops diarrhea and dysentery; applied externally to metal wounds (Jinchuang); resolves crab toxicity. Combined with ginger juice, it treats restlessness and thirst in Huoluan. Combined with Shengdi Huang juice and Tongbian (child's urine), it treats thirst in Shanghan (Cold Damage) and postpartum mental confusion. Mixed with pear juice, it treats phlegm-heat. Drunk with honey, it treats irritability and thirst. Crushed into juice and drunk, it treats crab toxicity (crab poisoning inevitably leads to dysentery). Mixed with charred hair powder, it treats blood strangury (Xuelin, hematuria with pain).
[Lotus Root Node]
Averse to Sulfur (Fuhuang).
Astringent and neutral in nature. Dissipates blood stasis; resolves heat toxins; stops all types of bleeding disorders. Combined with Xiongchuang (Chuanxiong Rhizoma) and ground into powder, it treats Bi Yuan (nasal sinusitis) and brain discharge. Crushed and taken with hot wine, it treats dysentery caused by crab toxicity.
[Lotus Root Skin]
Dissipates blood.