dong gua zi 冬瓜子
by: Joe Hing kwok Chu
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Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ |
Semen Benincasae hispidae |
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Botanical name: 學名﹕ |
Benincasa hispida, (Thumb) Cogn. |
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Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ |
tokanin |
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Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ |
tong gwa in |
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粵音﹕ |
dung1 gwaa1 zi2 |
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Other Names: 別名﹕ |
bai gua zi 白瓜子，gua zi 瓜子、gua ban瓜瓣，dong gua ren 冬瓜仁，gua xi 瓜犀 |
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Common Name: 英文名﹕ |
winter melon seed, wax gourd seed. |
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Distribution: 產地﹕ |
Throughout China, especially Sichuan, Zhejiang,
Jiangsu, Henan, Hebei, Anhui. 遍佈中國各省；特别於四川，浙江，江蘇，河南，湖北，安徽。 |
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Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ |
sweet, slightly cold, nontoxic. 甘，微寒，無 毒。 |
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Channels (meridians) entered:
歸經﹕ |
lung, stomach, large intestine, small intestine,
liver. 肺，胃，大腸，小腸，肝。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕
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Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ |
heat type of cough, thick and yellow phlegm,
appendicitis, lung abscess, organ abscess, edema, beri-beri, nephritis,
urinary tract inflammation, vaginal infection. 痰熱咳嗽，喀痰黃稠，盲腸炎，肺膿瘍，內 臟膿瘍，水腫腳氣，腎臟炎，尿道炎，陰道濕熱 （感染）。 |
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Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ |
saponine, fat, urea, guanidine. 皂甙， 脂肪，尿素， 氨基甲脒 （胍）等。 |
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Daly Dosage: 每日用量﹕ |
Seed: 3-12 g; skin (dong gua pi) 15 -30
g. 東瓜子：3～·12克。冬瓜皮：15～30 克。 |
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Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ |
da huang mu dan tang |
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Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ |
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Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ |
not to use in case or chronic illness, diarrhea
or weakness and cold. 久病滑瀉及屬虛寒者忌用。 |
dong gua pi 冬瓜皮 (skin of dong gua) is sweet and slightly cold. Enters lung and small intestine channels. Usage: to promotes urination and reduce edema while also clearing heat.
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Last update: Aug 21, 2013, 11:22 a.m. LAH |