Trichosanthes Pericarpium, Gua Lou Pi 瓜娄皮
Gua Lou Pi (TCM)
Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia) Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia)
Botanical name:
Trichosanthes kirilowii, T. rosthornii
Parts used:
Trichosanthes fruit peel
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, Sweet
Classification:
P. Clears Hot Phlegm
Trichosanthes kirilowii, T. rosthornii
Parts used:
Trichosanthes fruit peel
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, Sweet
Classification:
P. Clears Hot Phlegm
Uses:
1. Clears Phlegm-Heat, Stops Cough:
-dry Cough, hard-to-clear Phlegm
-dry, hoarse Throat from Wind-Heat
2. Moves the Qi, Opens the Chest:
-obstruction, constriction or pressure in the chest from Qi obstruction
-early stage of Breast Abscess
DOSE:
6–12 grams
6–12 grams
Main Combinations:
1. Phlegm-Heat Cough, with Platycodon Jie Geng, Almond kernel (Xing Ren)
2. Early stages of Breast Abscess, with Frankincense
Cautions:
1. Not used for those with Diarrhea from Stomach and Spleen weakness.
DRUG INTERACTIONS:
1. Not used with Aconite species (counteracts); Incompatible with Ginger and Achyranthes Niu Xi.
Main Preparations used:
1. Not used for those with Diarrhea from Stomach and Spleen weakness.
DRUG INTERACTIONS:
1. Not used with Aconite species (counteracts); Incompatible with Ginger and Achyranthes Niu Xi.
Main Preparations used: