{"id":274,"date":"2020-11-03T02:35:14","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T02:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tcmfoodtherapy.net\/?post_type=vegetables&#038;p=274"},"modified":"2024-03-19T06:43:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T06:43:45","slug":"gourd","status":"publish","type":"vegetables","link":"https:\/\/tcmfoodtherapy.net\/vegetables\/gourd\/","title":{"rendered":"Gourd"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"274\" class=\"elementor elementor-274\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-622ad1fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"622ad1fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72146aab\" data-id=\"72146aab\" 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bc2a1c\" data-id=\"8bc2a1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515b2197 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"515b2197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Chinese Name<\/strong>: \u846b\u82a6\u74dc<\/p><p><strong>Thermal Nature<\/strong>: Neutral<\/p><p><strong>Flavor<\/strong>: Sweet<\/p><p><strong>Organ Meridian<\/strong>: Spleen, kidney, lung<\/p><p><strong>Properties<\/strong>: Promotes urination, relieves swelling, disperses\u00a0clots<\/p><p><strong>Best Use For<\/strong>: Relieving water retention in legs and stomach<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Serving Per Day For One Person<\/span>: 9 to 30g<\/p><p><strong>Dietary Caution<\/strong>: People with 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