luo han guo

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罗汉果·Fructus Momordicae

grosvenor’s momordica fruit

About luo han guo

Luo Han Guo (罗汉果) is the fruit of momordica, recorded as Fructus Momordicae. It is sweet in flavour and neutral in temperature, entering the Lung and Large Intestine channels. The catalogue files it among the substances that transform Phlegm and stop cough.

Names

Pinyin	luo han guo
Chinese	罗汉果
Latin Name	Fructus Momordicae
English Name	grosvenor’s momordica fruit·Momordica Fruit·momordica fruit; grosvenor’s momordica fruit
Japanese	rakanka
Korean	nahangwa

Classification

Category: Transform Phlegm, Stop Cough
Channels: Lung, Large Intestine
Flavour: Sweet
Temperature: Neutral
Part used: Fruit
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Species: Thladiantha grosvenori
Tags: Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Moistens and cools the Lungs, transforms Phlegm and stops cough

Cough from Lung Heat or Dryness
Chronic cough during the day, productive or dry
Lung Yin deficiency
Chronic dry, hot cough with a dry throat, sometimes with scant yellow sputum that is hard to bring up or streaked with blood
Loss of voice with a sore throat

Generates Fluids and relieves thirst

Thirst when Summerheat has damaged the Fluids
Thirst from depleted Fluids

Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels

Dry-type constipation with hard stools from lack of moisture, especially when Lung Qi fails to disperse

Dissipates nodules

Phlegm nodules of the neck
Scrofula

Combinations

zhe bei mu + xia ku cao
Scrofula
lean pork
Lung Deficiency with cough
bei sha shen + mai men dong + bai he
Dry cough
yu zhu
Cough from Lung Dryness
bo he + jie geng + sang bai pi
Cough from Wind-Heat
chen pi + zhi ban xia
Lingering Damp-Phlegm in the Lungs causing cough
mai men dong + fu ling
Summerheat damaging fluids, with thirst and a dry throat
ju hua
Lung Qi failing to disseminate, so fluids are depleted and constipation follows
huo ma ren + xing ren + yu li ren
Depleted fluids causing constipation

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any 9-16g; Tincture: 2-4ml	9-16 g	—	2-4 ml	—	—

Cautions

caution Less suited to a Cold-type cough with plentiful thin white sputum
caution Spleen deficiency with loose stools, since sweet, moistening herbs can add to Damp
caution Known allergy to the gourd family (melon, cucumber, pumpkin)
caution Concentrated commercial sweetener extracts are a different exposure from the decocted fruit; their European regulatory assessment is still unresolved, which is a status rather than a shown harm
caution Get medical assessment for a dry cough beyond a few weeks, lingering hoarseness, or sputum containing blood

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