Wax gourd is shaped like a pillow, also called pillow melon, which is produced in summer. Why are melons produced in summer called white gourd? This is because the melon is ripe and has a layer of white powder on its surface, just like the frost in winter, which is also the reason. Winter melon is also called white melon.

Efficacy: Wax gourd has a good effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Eating more wax gourd in summer can not only quench thirst and relieve summer heat, but also avoid boils. Because it is a diuretic and contains very little sodium, it is a good product to reduce swelling of chronic nephritis edema, malnutrition edema and pregnant women edema. It contains a variety of vitamins and trace elements necessary for human body, which can regulate the metabolic balance of human body. Wax gourd is cold, which can nourish stomach, clear stomach fire, reduce people's food intake, and promote the conversion of starch and sugar into heat energy instead of fat. So wax gourd is an ideal vegetable for obese people. Wax gourd has anti-aging effect. Long-term consumption can keep the skin as white as jade, moist and smooth, and keep the body fit. It is said that Japanese queen Michiko often uses wax gourd to make wax gourd cream for beauty.

Suitable for people: most people can eat it. It is especially suitable for patients with nephropathy, diabetes, hypertension and coronary heart disease.

Dosage: 60 grams per day.

Tips: Wax gourd is an ideal daily food for relieving fever and diuresis. Boiling soup with skin is more effective. Because wax gourd is cold, people who have been ill for a long time and those who have a strong fire due to yin deficiency should eat less.