Trichosanthes root is also known as Trichosanthes root, wilting root, Xue Rui, sweet potato powder, pollen, and excrement melon root. The taste is cold, sweet, bitter and sour. Enter the lung and stomach meridians. Efficacy is mainly used for promoting fluid production to quench thirst, reducing fire and moistening dryness, expelling pus and reducing swelling. Indications: fever, thirst, thirst, jaundice, lung dryness, hemoptysis, carbuncle, hemorrhoids and fistula. Suitable for people with cough, carbuncle and thirst. It is forbidden for people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, and it is forbidden for people with loose stools. Matters needing attention in compatibility: Ophiopogon japonicus, Rhizoma Phragmitis, Rhizoma Imperatae, etc. It can be used for treating thirst caused by heat accumulation, dryness and body fluid injury.
This product is irregular cylindrical, spindle-shaped or petal-shaped, with a length of 8 ~ 16 cm and a diameter of 1.5 ~ 5.5 cm. The surface is yellowish white or light brown, with longitudinal wrinkles, thin root marks, slightly concave transverse lenticels, and some yellow-brown skin residue. Solid texture, white or light yellow cross section, rich in powder, yellow xylem can be seen in the cross section, slightly radially arranged, and yellow striped xylem can be seen in the longitudinal section. Odorless and slightly bitter, Trichosanthes root is a good Chinese herbal medicine, which can be used to treat fever and various diseases caused by body heat. Moreover, Trichosanthes root can clear away lung-heat, eliminate phlegm, detoxify and reduce swelling, and can also control blood sugar for diabetic friends.
Trichosanthin has strong antigenicity. 188 patients who used trichosanthin for abortion within 1-6 years showed that the serum antibody still existed within 6 years, and the titer did not show a decreasing trend year by year. Common side effects of trichosanthin include fever, headache, rash, sore throat and unfavorable neck movement. Occasionally, neurovascular edema, blood pressure drop, abnormal heart rate, hepatosplenomegaly, massive bleeding, etc.
Therefore, we should pay attention to Chinese herbal medicines such as Fructus Trichosanthis. Although Trichosanthes kirilowii is a very practical Chinese herbal medicine, it has therapeutic effect on many common problems in our lives, but not everyone is suitable to take it. Be sure to follow the doctor's advice and take it reasonably to avoid side effects.