Winter Melon & Bamboo Leaf Soup
Ingredients
- Winter melon 200 g (sliced)
- Bamboo leaf (zhuye) 10 g
- Salt to taste
Principle
Winter melon promotes urination and resolves swelling; bamboo leaf clears heat and promotes urination. Clears heat and drains damp in damp-heat descending patterns (syndrome differentiation required).
Effects & uses
For prostatitis with damp-heat descending: frequency, urgency, urethral burning, split stream, dark urine (syndrome differentiation required). Not a substitute for standard treatment.
Method
- Simmer melon and bamboo leaf in water; season lightly with salt.
How to use
- Eat melon and drink soup with meals.
Caution
Avoid if spleen–stomach are cold. Seek care for acute fever or hematuria.
Source
Andrology & Reproductive Center, Henan Provincial Hospital of TCM. To be manually verified.