Medicinal value The dried seeds are flat long oval or oblong, about 1 cm long and about 6 mm wide. The outer skin is yellowish-white, sometimes cracked, with one end purely round and the other end pointed. The tip has two small projections, one of which is the navel; the other is larger and has a prominent bead. The edges are smooth (unilateral winter melon seeds) or both sides have an annular edge (bilateral winter melon seeds). After peeling the seed coat, milky white kernels are visible and oily. Gas slightly, taste sweet. White, full, no impurities are preferred. [2] Runfei, phlegm, eliminate phlegm, benefit water. Treatment of sputum, fever, cough, tuberculosis, intestinal fistula, gonorrhea, edema, athlete's foot, acne, nose liquor. Taste: sweet, slightly cold. According to: (Encyclopedia of Chinese medicine) into the spleen, small intestine. Indications Lungs, phlegm, eliminate phlegm, benefit water. Treatment of sputum, fever, cough, tuberculosis, intestinal fistula, gonorrhea, edema, athlete's foot, acne, nose liquor. Pharmacological effects After water extract of winter melon seeds, the dialyzed internal fluid was dialyzed to make B cell mitogens, there was clonal B cell activator activity and adjuvant activity, and the number of plaque forming cells was significantly increased, showing immunostimulating effect. Four components were isolated and purified from wax gourd, which had the effect of inhibiting trypsin activity. Puyang Linshi Medical Supplies Co., Ltd. , https://www.linshimedicals.com