味甘，微寒。主除小腹水胀，利小便，止渴。
陶隐居云∶被霜后合取，置经年，破取核，水洗，燥，乃擂取仁用之。冬瓜性冷利，解
毒
，消渴，止烦闷，直捣、绞汁服之。今注此物经霜后，皮上白如粉涂，故云白冬瓜也。前条
即
之效尔。陶注为子仁，非也。臣禹锡等谨按药性论云∶冬瓜练，
亦可单用，味甘，平。汁，止烦躁热。练，压丹石毒，止
热渴，利小肠，能除消渴，差五淋。孟诜云∶冬瓜，益气耐老，除胸心满，去头面热。热者
食之佳，冷者食之瘦人。日华子云∶冬瓜，冷，无毒。除烦，治胸膈热，消热毒痈肿，切摩
痱子甚良。叶，杀蜂，可修事蜂儿，并 肿毒及蜂疔。藤烧灰，可出绣点黯，洗黑 ，并洗
疮疥。湿穣，亦可漱练白缣。
食疗∶益气耐老，除心胸满。取瓜子七升，下同白瓜条。压丹石。又，取瓜一颗，和桐
叶
与猪肉食之。一冬更不要与诸物食，自然不饥，长三、四倍矣。又，煮食之，练五脏，为下
气故
可长食之。若要肥，则勿食。孟诜说∶肺热消渴，取濮瓜去皮，每食
后嚼吃三、二两，五、七度良。千金方∶治小儿渴利，单捣冬瓜汁饮之。肘后方∶发背
欲死方∶
取冬瓜，截去头，合疮上。瓜当烂，截去更合之。瓜末尽，疮已敛小矣。即用膏养之。短剧
方∶食鱼中毒，冬瓜汁最验。孙真人∶九月勿食被霜瓜，食之令人成反胃病。古今录验治
伤寒后痢，日久津液枯竭，四肢浮肿，口干。冬瓜一枚，黄土泥浓裹五寸，煨令烂熟，去土
绞汁服
病初得危急。冬瓜不限多少，任吃，神效无比。子母秘录∶小儿生一月
至五个月，乍寒乍热。炮冬瓜，绞汁服。杨氏产乳疗渴不
止。烧冬瓜，绞取汁。细细饮之尽，更作。丹房镜源∶冬瓜蔓灰煮汞及丹砂，淬铜、锡。
衍义曰∶白冬瓜，一、二斗许大，冬月收为菜，压去汁，蜜煎，代果。患发背及一切痈
疸，
味甘，性微寒。主要功效是消除小腹部的水肿胀满，通利小便，缓解口渴。
陶弘景说：应在霜降后采收，存放经年，打破瓜皮取出种子，用水洗净，干燥后，研磨取仁使用。冬瓜性质寒冷滑利，能解毒，治疗消渴症，缓解烦闷，直接捣碎、绞取汁液服用即可。现在注释说这种物品经过霜冻后，表皮上像涂了粉一样白，所以称为白冬瓜。前一条（指瓜肉）即是它的功效罢了。陶弘景的注释是针对瓜子仁的，这是错误的。臣禹锡等人谨慎地按照《药性论》记载：冬瓜瓤经过加工处理后，也可以单独使用，味甘，性平。其汁液，能止烦躁热。加工后的瓜瓤，能压制丹石毒，止热渴，通利小肠，能消除消渴症，治愈五种淋证。孟诜说：冬瓜，能益气抗衰老，消除胸心部胀满，去除头面部的热气。身体热的人食用它很好，身体虚寒的人食用它会使人消瘦。日华子说：冬瓜，性冷，无毒。能除烦，治疗胸膈热，消除热毒引起的痈肿，切片摩擦治疗痱子非常有效。叶子，能杀蜜蜂，可用于修整蜂房，并治疗肿毒及蜂疔。藤蔓烧成灰，可以去除绣点暗斑，清洗黑斑，并清洗疮疥。湿润的瓜瓤，也可以用来漱口和漂洗白色丝织品。
食疗方面：能益气抗衰老，消除心胸胀满。取瓜子七升，数量同白瓜条相同。能压制丹石毒。另外，取一个瓜，与桐叶和猪肉一起食用。整个冬天不要再吃其他食物，自然就不会感到饥饿，体重会增加三到四倍。另外，煮熟食用，能调理五脏，因为具有下气的作用，所以可以长期食用。如果想要发胖，就不要吃。孟诜说：肺热消渴，取濮瓜去皮，每顿饭饭后咀嚼吃三两或二两，五到七次效果良好。《千金方》：治疗小儿渴利，单独捣碎冬瓜汁饮用。《肘后方》：治疗发背欲死方：取冬瓜，截去头部，覆盖在疮口上。瓜烂掉后，截去更替新的继续覆盖。瓜末用尽时，疮口已经收敛变小了。随即用膏药养护。《短剧方》：吃鱼中毒，冬瓜汁最灵验。孙真人说：九月不要食用被霜打的瓜，吃了会使人患上反胃病。《古今录验》治疗伤寒后痢疾，日久津液枯竭，四肢浮肿，口干。取冬瓜一枚，用厚黄土泥包裹五寸厚，煨烤至烂熟，去掉泥土绞取汁液服用，病初起时危急可用。冬瓜不限数量，随意吃，神效无比。《子母秘录》：小儿出生一个月至五个月，忽冷忽热。炮制冬瓜，绞取汁液服用。杨氏产乳疗渴不止。烧冬瓜，绞取汁液。细细饮尽，再做一次。《丹房镜源》：冬瓜蔓灰煮汞及丹砂，淬炼铜、锡。
Sweet in taste, slightly cold in nature. It primarily eliminates abdominal distension and water retention, promotes urination, and relieves thirst.
Tao Hongjing stated: It should be harvested after the frost, stored for years, broken open to extract the seeds, washed with water, dried, and then ground to obtain the kernels. Winter melon has a cold and slippery nature; it detoxifies, treats polydipsia (excessive thirst), and relieves irritability. It can be directly crushed, juiced, and taken orally. Current annotations state that this substance, after being subjected to frost, develops a white powder-like coating on its skin, hence the name "White Winter Melon." The previous entry refers to the efficacy of the flesh. Tao's annotation pertains to the seed kernel, which is incorrect. Ministers Yu Xi et al., according to *Yaoxing Lun* (Treatise on Drug Properties), noted: The pith of winter melon, after processing, can also be used alone; it is sweet in taste and neutral in nature. Its juice stops irritability and heat. Processed pith suppresses Dan-Shi toxicity (toxicity from mineral drugs), stops heat-induced thirst, benefits the small intestine, eliminates polydipsia, and cures five types of strangury (Lin syndrome). Meng Shen stated: Winter melon tonifies Qi, delays aging, removes chest and heart fullness, and clears heat from the head and face. It is beneficial for those with excess heat; for those with deficiency-cold, it may cause emaciation. Ri Huazi stated: Winter melon is cold and non-toxic. It removes irritability, treats heat in the chest and diaphragm, resolves heat-toxin carbuncles, and rubbing sliced melon on prickly heat is very effective. Leaves kill bees and can be used in beekeeping; they also treat swelling/toxins and bee stings. Vines burned to ash remove dark spots from embroidery, cleanse black stains, and treat sores and scabies. Moist pith can be used for rinsing and bleaching white silk fabrics.
Dietary therapy: Tonifies Qi, delays aging, removes chest and heart fullness. Take seven sheng of melon seeds, same quantity as white melon strips. Suppresses Dan-Shi toxicity. Additionally, take one melon, cook it with tung leaves and pork. Do not eat other foods throughout the winter; one will naturally feel no hunger, and weight may increase three to four times. Alternatively, boiled consumption regulates the Five Zang organs; due to its qi-descending property, it can be consumed long-term. To gain weight, avoid eating it. Meng Shen said: For lung-heat polydipsia, peel Pu melon, chew 2-3 liang after each meal, repeated 5-7 times for good effect. *Qianjin Fang*: Treats pediatric polydipsia and diarrhea by crushing winter melon and drinking the juice. *Zhouhou Fang* (Prescriptions Kept in the Sleeve): For fatal back carbuncle: Take a winter melon, cut off the top, and place it over the wound. Replace the melon when it rots. When the melon is exhausted, the wound will have contracted significantly. Then apply ointment for care. *Duanju Fang*: For fish poisoning, winter melon juice is most effective. Sun Simiao stated: In September, do not eat frost-bitten melons, as it causes reverse stomach disease. *Gujin Luyian*: Treats dysentery following typhoid fever, where fluids are depleted after a long duration, causing edema of the four limbs and dry mouth. Take one winter melon, wrap thickly in yellow clay mud (five inches thick), bake until soft, remove mud, juice, and drink. Effective even in critical early stages. Winter melon can be eaten without limit; it is extraordinarily effective. *Zimu Milu*: For infants aged one to five months experiencing alternating chills and fever, process winter melon, juice, and administer. Yang Shi's obstetrics text for unceasing thirst: Burn winter melon, juice, and drink slowly until finished, repeat if necessary. *Danfang Jingyuan*: Ash from winter melon vines boils mercury and cinnabar, used for quenching copper and tin.
*Yanyi* states: White winter melons are about one or two dou in size. Harvested in winter as vegetables, pressed to remove juice, candied with honey, and served as fruit. For those suffering from back carbuncles and all types of sores/ulcers,