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Trichosanthes Semen, Gua Lou Ren 瓜娄仁

Gua Lou Ren (TCM)
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Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia) Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia)

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Trichosanthes kirilowii var. japonica
(Photo by 杉山龍彦) (Wikimedia)

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Botanical name:
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
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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:

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