Trichosanthes Fructus, Gua Lou 瓜蒌
Gua Lou (TCM)
Trichosanthes kirilowii
Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia) Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia)
Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia) Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia)
Botanical name:
Trichosanthes kirilowii (syn. T. japonica), T. rosthornii (syn. T. uniflora)
Parts used:
Fruit
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, Moist. Sweet
Classification:
P. Clear Phlegm
Trichosanthes kirilowii (syn. T. japonica), T. rosthornii (syn. T. uniflora)
Parts used:
Fruit
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, Moist. Sweet
Classification:
P. Clear Phlegm
Uses:
1. Moistens the Lungs, Clears Phlegm-Heat:
-Cough
2. Moves Qi, Opens the Chest:
-constriction or pain in the chest
3. Clears Pus, Resolves Abscesses:
-Abscesses
Dose:
9–20 grams in Decoction
9–20 grams in Decoction
Main Combinations:
1. Cough from Hot-Phlegm:
i. with hard-to-clear sputum, ... available in PRO version
ii. with focal distention in the chest and abdomen ... available in PRO version
2. Painful Chest obstruction ... available in PRO version
3. Abscess:
i. early stage Breast Abscess, ... available in PRO version
ii. Lung Abscess (and other abscess) ... available in PRO version
iii. Intestinal (or other) Abscess ... available in PRO version
Cautions:
"Sweet and cold, but it does not hurt the Stomach" (Li Shi Zhen)
1. Not used for Diarrhea from Stomach and Spleen weakness.
Drug Interaction:
1. Not used with Aconite species (counteracts)
2. Incompatible with Ginger and Achyranthes Niu Xi.
Main Preparations used:
"Sweet and cold, but it does not hurt the Stomach" (Li Shi Zhen)
1. Not used for Diarrhea from Stomach and Spleen weakness.
Drug Interaction:
1. Not used with Aconite species (counteracts)
2. Incompatible with Ginger and Achyranthes Niu Xi.
Main Preparations used:
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GENERAL / REVIEW
–Trichosanthis Fructus: botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology.
COMBINATIONS
–[Use of Trichosanthis fructus and the core drug pair Trichosanthis fructus-Glycyrrhizae radix et rhizoma in traditional Chinese prescriptions: molecular mechanisms in network pharmacology and molecular docking].
–[Study on effect of "Trichosanthis Fructus-Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus" on atherosclerosis in ApoE~(-/-) mice based on liver metabonomics].
–[Toxic effects of combination of Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata with Trichosanthis Fructus on inflammatory response and myocardial fibrosis in pressure overload rats based on β2-AR/PKA signal].
PROCESSING
–[Study on HPLC Fingerprint of Trichosanthes Fruit and Its Processed Products].
ANTI-PLATELET / ANTI-THROMBOTIC
–[Anti-platelet aggregation and anti-thrombotic mechanism of Trichosanthis Fructus combined with aspirin based on network pharmacology].
CANCER
–The methylene chloride fraction of Trichosanthis Fructus induces apoptosis in U937 cells through the mitochondrial pathway.
–Trichosanthis Fructus: botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology.
COMBINATIONS
–[Use of Trichosanthis fructus and the core drug pair Trichosanthis fructus-Glycyrrhizae radix et rhizoma in traditional Chinese prescriptions: molecular mechanisms in network pharmacology and molecular docking].
–[Study on effect of "Trichosanthis Fructus-Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus" on atherosclerosis in ApoE~(-/-) mice based on liver metabonomics].
–[Toxic effects of combination of Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata with Trichosanthis Fructus on inflammatory response and myocardial fibrosis in pressure overload rats based on β2-AR/PKA signal].
PROCESSING
–[Study on HPLC Fingerprint of Trichosanthes Fruit and Its Processed Products].
ANTI-PLATELET / ANTI-THROMBOTIC
–[Anti-platelet aggregation and anti-thrombotic mechanism of Trichosanthis Fructus combined with aspirin based on network pharmacology].
CANCER
–The methylene chloride fraction of Trichosanthis Fructus induces apoptosis in U937 cells through the mitochondrial pathway.