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Ku Gua (Gan)-苦瓜

Momordica CharantiaBitter Melon Fruit

Category
Herbs that clear Heat
Nature
cold
Taste
bitter
Channels entered
Heart, Spleen, Stomach
Dosage
6–15 g

Actions & indications

Clears Summerheat, improves eyesight and Removes toxicity
Dysentery, sunstroke, fever due to Polydipsia, swelling and pain of eyes, sores and boils, erysipelas, malignant ulcer