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Trichosanthes Seed
Trichosanthes Seed
Synonym  
Latin name Trichosanthis Semen
Botanical source: Family name Cucurbitaceae
Botanical source: Plant name - Trichosanthes kirilowii Maximowicz (IPNI:294222-1)
- Trichosanthes kirilowii var. japonica Kitamura
- Trichosanthes bracteata Voigt (IPNI:294157-1)
Part used Seed
Empirical criteria for quality selection  
Constituents
Pharmacological effects  
Indications  
Diseases  
Formulas karogaihakuto , karogaihakuhakushuto , karokijitsuto , saikanto , saikyohangeto , saikokikitsuto , shokankyoto
Meridian tropism  
Property  
Flavor  
Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing"  
TCM: Classification  
TCM: Medicinal effects  
Remarks Listed in the Japanese standards for non-pharmacopoeial crude drugs 2018.
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