Ingredient: Trichosanthes root (gua lou gen) (tian hua fen).
| Mandarin: 栝樓根 (天花粉) Pin-Yin: Gua Lou Gen English: Trichosanthes Root Korean: 곡아 Romaji: Karokon Kanji: 栝楼根 Kampo: No |
Pharmaceutical Name:
- Trichosanthis Radix
Sources:
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (Bensky et al.)
Properties:
- Bitter, slightly sweet, cold
Channels Entered:
- Lung, stomach
Herb Actions:
- Drains heat and generates fluids
- Clears and drains lung heat
- Transforms phlegm, and moistens lungs
- Resolves toxicity and expels pus
Contraindications:
- Use with caution for those with cold from deficiency of the spleen and stomach
- Not recommended to be combined with herbs from the genus Aconitrum
Commonly Found In:
- Fritillaria & Trichosanthes Formula; Bupleurum, Cinnamon & Ginger Combination; Forsythia & Laminaria Combination; Angelica & Mastic Combination