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What's another name for Trichosanthes?
Trichosanthes kirilowii root is also called Trichosanthes kirilowii. Its roots are irregular cylindrical, spindle-shaped, or petal-shaped, with a length of about 8- 16 cm and a diameter of about 1.5-5.5cm. After the skin is scraped off, the surface is white or yellow-white, with longitudinal wrinkles and yellow veins. The transverse lenticels are slightly depressed, leaving a yellowish brown skin, and the texture is hard. horizontal

Brown catheter holes can be seen in the section, which is generally radial longitudinal section with yellow stripes. The woody part smells slightly bitter. Its effects are clearing away heat and promoting fluid production, clearing away lung-heat, moistening dryness, eliminating carbuncle and discharging pus. Clearing away heat and promoting fluid production is suitable for internal heat and fever, body fluid deficiency, dysphoria and thirst.

The function of clearing lung and moistening dryness can be used for dry cough, resolving phlegm and expectoration with blood; Eliminating carbuncle and discharging pus can be used for sores, carbuncle, swelling, lung carbuncle, hemoptysis and pus. Usually Trichosanthes root, Fritillaria and egg shell can be used to treat gastric ulcer; Trichosanthes root and egg white grinding and dressing can also treat nipple ulcers and so on.

It has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, reducing swelling and expelling pus, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, and is not suitable for people who are allergic to pollen and have no clinical indications.

Function and taboo of Trichosanthes kirilowii root powder

Trichosanthes root is a medicine for clearing away heat and purging fire, which is often used to treat fever, polydipsia, diabetes, cough and carbuncle caused by lung dryness.

Among the eighteen contradictions in traditional Chinese medicine, there is a saying that Trichosanthes kirilowii attacks Wu, which means that Trichosanthes kirilowii, that is, Trichosanthes kirilowii, should not be used with aconite drugs. At the same time, people who are allergic to pollen and have no clinical indications are not suitable for taking Trichosanthes root. ...

Pay attention to a light diet and a regular schedule when taking it, so as to cure the disease as soon as possible.