Trichosanthes Semen, Gua Lou Ren 瓜娄仁
Gua Lou Ren (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 Seed
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, moist. Sweet
Classification:
P. Clears Hot Phlegm
Trichosanthes kirilowii, T. rosthornii
Parts used:
Trichosanthes Seed
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, moist. Sweet
Classification:
P. Clears Hot Phlegm
Uses:
1. Moistens the Lungs, Opens the Chest, Clears Phlegm-Heat:
-Phlegm-Heat Cough
2. Moistens the Intestines:
-dry Constipation
3. Clears Pus, Resolves Abscesses:
-Abscesses
Dose:
Decoction: 9–15 grams
Powder: 1–3 grams
Preparation:
... available in PRO version
Decoction: 9–15 grams
Powder: 1–3 grams
Preparation:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. Phlegm-Heat Cough:
i. Trichosanthes Semen Gua Lou Ren with ... available in PRO version
2. Chest pain from Phlegm and Qi obstruction, Trichosanthes Semen Gua Lou Ren with ... available in PRO version
3. Constipation:
i. Trichosanthes Semen Gua Lou Ren with ... available in PRO version
ii. from deficiency Trichosanthes Semen Gua Lou Ren with ... available in PRO version
4. Abscess:
i. Lung abscess, Trichosanthes Semen Gua Lou Ren with ... available in PRO version
ii. Breast Abscess, Trichosanthes Semen Gua Lou Ren with ... available in PRO version
iii. Intestinal Abscess, Trichosanthes Semen Gua Lou Ren with ... available in PRO version
Cautions:
Avoid in those with weakness of the Stomach and Spleen, Nausea, loose stool etc.
Main Preparations used:
Avoid in those with weakness of the Stomach and Spleen, Nausea, loose stool etc.
Main Preparations used: