瓜蒌·Fructus Trichosanthis
snakegourd fruit
Gua Lou (瓜蓌) is the fruit of the snakegourd, recorded as Fructus Trichosanthis. It is sweet in flavour and cold in temperature, entering the Lung, Stomach and Large Intestine channels. The catalogue files it among the substances that cool and transform Phlegm-Heat; its peel and its seed are entered separately.
| Pinyin | gua lou |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 瓜蒌 |
| Latin Name | Fructus Trichosanthis |
| English Name | snakegourd fruit·snakegourd fruit; trichosanthes fruit·Trichosanthes Fruit |
| Japanese | karo |
| Korean | gwaru |
Stifling chest and cough bringing up thick, yellow sputum where Phlegm-Heat has constrained and clumped the Qi; chest pain from Phlegm and thin mucus, used as a complete formula
zhe bei mu + jie geng + chen pi
Wind-Heat with a dry throat, dry cough and thick sputum that is hard to bring up
Phlegm-Heat collecting in the chest and epigastrium, tender on pressure, with cough producing thick yellow sputum (Xiong Bi from Phlegm and Heat accumulating below the Heart)
Chest Bi, a painful blockage of the chest, where turbid Cold has stagnated in the Upper Jiao
Phlegm-Heat cough.
Lung abscess with cough bringing up Blood and pus, a stifling chest and irritability
jin yin hua + lian qiao + huang qi + dang gui
Intestinal abscess in which pus has formed, or in patients deficient in Qi and Blood
Breast abscess in its early stage
Breast carbuncles. Pulmonary abscess.
pu gong ying + ru xiang + mo yao
Mastitis.
Lung abscess with coughing of pus and Blood
Constipation.
Postpartum breast disorders with accumulation, Stagnation, pain and distention, such as poor milk flow from blockage or an early breast abscess: moves Qi and Blood to scatter clumps and swellings
Phlegm and Heat clumping so that Qi stagnates, with focal distention of the diaphragm and chest; Chest Bi from thick, sticky, turbid Phlegm knotting together
zhi ban xia + zhi shi + dan nan xing + huang qin
Heat in the Lung and Large Intestine with a congested chest, hard stools, and a cough bringing up sticky yellow Phlegm
Lung Heat with a cough bringing up Phlegm
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 9-30g; Tincture: 2-5ml | 9-30 g | — | 2-5 ml | — | — |
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