In Chinese culture, wax gourds mean “winter melon (‘Dong Gua’).†They are also called “white melon (‘Bai Gua’),†“pillow melon (‘Zhen Gua’),†and “east melon (‘Dong Gua’).â€
Wax gourds can improve urination, remove phlegm, clear heat, and eliminate toxins or toxic materials. They are commonly used for weight loss and healing diabetes in the diet [...]
Journal of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture
Published online by PharmTao.com.
Volume 1, Number 6, 2008
Chinese Diet Recipes for Healthy Weight Loss
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Many Chinese foods are very effective for the diet therapy of obesity and for healthy weight loss. These foods are relatively safe and convenient to take. Some are even delicious and can be cooked into [...]
In the diet therapy of Chinese medicine, sunflower seeds can be used to strengthen the spleen, moisturize the intestines, stop dysentery, and heal skin infections. They are helpful for the treatment of constipation caused by the dryness of the intestines, dysentery with pus, bloody stools, and carbuncles and swellings that are not ulcerated.
To eat [...]