Gourd can benefit the small intestine and moisten the heart and lungs. This sentence comes from the theory of gas storage method in Su Wen of Huangdi Neijing. Huangdi Neijing is the earliest medical work in ancient China, also known as Huangdi Neijing Suwen, and it is one of the important classics of ancient medicine in China, which contains rich medical theories and methods of disease diagnosis and treatment.

1, this sentence means that gourd (wax gourd) can moisten the small intestine and play the role of moistening the lungs and nourishing yin. In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, wax gourd has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer-heat, inducing diuresis and relaxing bowels, and has a certain auxiliary effect on fever and urinary tract infection. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the small intestine is in harmony with the heart, so moistening the small intestine can also be said to be moistening the heart and lungs.

2. This sentence embodies the concept of health preservation of Chinese medicine, emphasizing food collocation and dietotherapy to regulate the body and keep healthy. Remind people how to choose ingredients and conditioning methods to achieve physical balance and health.