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Snakegourd Fruit; Trichosanthes Kirilowii Maxim

Snakegourd Fruit; Trichosanthes Kirilowii Maxim. Class: Phlegresolving Medicine. Properties: Sweet; Slightly Bitter; Cold. Meridians: Lung; Stomach; Large Intestine

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Gua Lou
中文名 (Chinese)
η“œθ’Œ
Latin Name
Trichosanthis Fructus; Fructus Trichosanthis
English Name
Snakegourd Fruit; Trichosanthes Kirilowii Maxim
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Sweet; Slightly Bitter; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Stomach; Large Intestine
Part Used
Fruit
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Phlegresolving Medicine
εŠŸζ•ˆεˆ†η±» (CN)
εŒ–η—°θ―
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
Clear heat and transform phlegmloosen the chest and dissipate bindsmoisten dryness and lubricate the intestines
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Angina pectoris, lung heat cough, chest impediment, diabetes mellitus, acute mastitis, constipation, swelling toxin of welling abscess and sore.
Clinical Manifestations
1. the decoction of its fruit can inhibit the growth of cancer cells in vitro.2. the decoction of its peel inhibits the growth of bacillus dysenteriae and pneumococcus in vitro.3. the extract pof its peel or its seeds can increase the coronary flow in gui
πŸ”— External References
SymMap
147
TCMID
2612
TCMSP
147
TCM-ID
705