1, Yes, Overview of Trichosanthes kirilowii: Neuroherbal Classics, Trichosanthes kirilowii bark, Trichosanthes kirilowii kernel. Trichosanthes kirilowii, a perennial herb vine of Cucurbitaceae, or Trichosanthes kirilowii. Location: Hebei, Henan, Anhui and other places. Autumn harvest. Drying; Or respectively drying the shells and seeds for later use. The whole fruit is called Trichosanthes kirilowii, the shell is called Trichosanthes kirilowii shell and Trichosanthes kirilowii skin, and the kernel is called Trichosanthes kirilowii and Trichosanthes kirilowii kernel. Or make butter with nuts.

2. The taste of Fructus Trichosanthis belongs to the meridian tropism, which is sweet, slightly bitter and cold. Enter lung, stomach and large intestine meridian.

3, the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine Trichosanthes kirilowii: clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, relaxing bowels, and relaxing bowels. Clearing heat and resolving phlegm, resolving phlegm, Trichosanthes kirilowii and Trichosanthes kirilowii shell can clear lung and resolve phlegm, obviously incline lung heat and clear away heat phlegm in lung orifices. For cough with excessive phlegm due to lung heat, it is often combined with similar or lung-clearing drugs such as Trichosanthes root, Fritillaria cirrhosa, Anemarrhena rhizome and Phragmites communis.

Trichosanthes kirilowii kernel is slightly wet, which is more suitable for cough due to lung heat and lung dryness than Trichosanthes kirilowii shell, but its moisturizing property is not as good as that of Fritillaria cirrhosa. Eliminating phlegm is mainly used for turbid phlegm in the chest, such as chest yang obstruction, heart pulse obstruction, chest obstruction, chest tightness, chest pain, etc. It can achieve the effect of widening the chest and resolving the knot, that is, the effect of eliminating phlegm. Often used with Allium macrostemon Bunge, it can invigorate yang, harmonize qi and resolve phlegm.

Modern research shows that Trichosanthes kirilowii can dilate coronary artery and is effective for angina pectoris and thoracic obstruction. The chest is wide and loose, and the shell of Trichosanthes kirilowii is better than the kernel of Trichosanthes kirilowii. Trichosanthes kirilowii contains more fatty oil, which obviously stimulates the intestine and enhances the peristalsis of the intestine, so it is often used to moisten the intestine and relax the bowels. Attention is eighteen opposites.