Gourd

Gourd

(Tang materia medica)

[synonyms] ganhu (Book of songs), Tianhu (Qianjin Shizhi), jingjiechui (qingyilu), longmi melon, tiangua (Diannan materia medica), Changhu (compendium), bianpu (qunfangpu).

[source] it is the fruit of gourd.

[plant morphology] gourd

Climbing herbs annual, hirsute; tendrils branched. The leaves are alternate, heart-shaped to kidney shaped, 10-40 cm long, slightly equal in width and length, slightly angular or 3-lobed, apex short pointed or obtuse, margin short toothed, base heart-shaped; petiole 5-30 cm long, apex with 2 glandular teeth. The male flowers have long petioles, which are longer than the petioles; the female flowers have short petioles. Calyx 2-3 cm long, calyx funnel-shaped, 5-lobed, teeth narrowly triangular, pilose; petals 5, white, broadly ovate or obovate, 3-4 cm long, 2-3 cm wide, margin wrinkled. The ovary of female flower is oval, villous, style short, stigma 3, each 2-lobed. The fruit is obovate, oblong or rod-shaped. It is soft and green when tender. After ripening, the skin becomes hard and white or yellow. Seeds numerous, white, obovate, oblong, apex truncate or 2-horned. The flowering period is June. The fruiting period is July.

It is cultivated in most parts of the country.

The seeds of this plant (gourd seed) and the ripe dried fruit skin (cattail seed shell) are also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[collection] harvest in summer.

Sweet and cold.

① Qianjin? Shizhi: "it tastes sweet, smooth, non-toxic. "

② Tang materia medica: "sweet, cold, nontoxic. "

③ Rihuazi materia medica: "slight toxicity. "

[function indications] diuretic, heat clearing, thirst quenching, antipyretic. Treatment of edema, abdominal distension, fever, thirst, sore poison.

① "Qian Jin? Shi Zhi": "it is mainly used to relieve thirst and ulcers, and the flesh in the nose and mouth is rotten and painful. "

② Tang materia medica: "Tongli waterway, quench thirst and dissipate heat. "

③ Yao Kecheng's food materia medica: "it benefits the large intestine and moisturizes the skin. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, fresh 2-4 Liang; or burning and storage. External use: burn, deposit, grind and apply.

[taboo] Qian Jin Shi Zhi: "Bian que Yun, those suffering from foot Qi deficiency and distention, should not eat it. "

[selected formula] ① for the treatment of newborn children with no skin around the body: burn the ashes with a bottle gourd and apply it with oil.

② Treatment of left paralysis and right paralysis: gourd burning ash, wine under.

③ Treatment of leg and foot pain due to phlegm fire: Hot package baked with gourd.

④ Treatment of various ulcers, pus and blood flow ulceration, Myrica rubra poison, horizontal fish mouth: gourd with buckwheat bread good, to the fire scorch, to face at the end, take it. (selected the prescription to produce the materia medica of South Yunnan)