Trichosanthes kirilowii (alias: Trichosanthes kirilowii, Trichosanthes tangut, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Trichosanth
Trichosanthes kirilowii (alias: Trichosanthes kirilowii, Trichosanthes tangut, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Trichosanthes kirilowii, etc. ) is a perennial climbing herb of Trichosanthes in Cucurbitaceae, and its fruit, pericarp, nuts (seeds) and roots are all excellent Chinese herbal medicines.
Trichosanthes kirilowii (alias: Trichosanthes kirilowii) is a dried and mature seed of Trichosanthes kirilowii (Trichosanthes kirilowii) or Trichosanthes kirilowii. It is made by picking ripe fruits in autumn, cutting open seeds, taking them out, washing them and drying them in the sun.
First, Fructus Trichosanthis
1, Trichosanthes kirilowii, a perennial climbing herb of Cucurbitaceae, also known as Trichosanthes kirilowii, Trichosanthes tangutica, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Trichosanthes kirilowii and so on. Its fruit, peel, nuts (seeds) and roots are all excellent Chinese herbal medicines. Trichosanthes kirilowii fruit refers to Trichosanthes kirilowii or dried and mature fruit of Trichosanthes kirilowii.
2. Trichosanthes kirilowii was born in forests, bushes, grasslands and fields near villages at an altitude of 200- 1800 meters, and its producing areas are mainly distributed in Liaoning, North China (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shandong), East China, South China, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places. Because this species is Trichosanthes kirilowii and Trichosanthes kirilowii, it is widely cultivated in its natural distribution area and abroad, and distributed in Korea, Japan, Vietnam and Laos.
Second, Fructus Trichosanthis
1, Trichosanthes kirilowii, also known as Trichosanthes kirilowii, is a dried and mature seed of Trichosanthes kirilowii or Trichosanthes kirilowii. Pick ripe fruits in autumn, cut them open, take out seeds, wash them and dry them in the sun.
2. Features:
(1) Trichosanthes kirilowii: oblong, with a length of 12- 15mm, a width of 6- 10mm and a thickness of about 3.5 mm. The surface is light brown to brown, smooth, with 1 grooves along the edge. Sharp tip, umbilical cord, blunt or narrow base. The seed coat is hard, the endosperm is membranous, gray-green, and the cotyledons are 2, yellow-white, oily. A slight breath, a faint taste.
(2) Double-sided Trichosanthes kirilowii: large and flat, with a length of 15- 19mm, a width of 8- 10mm and a thickness of about 2.5mm Its surface is brown with obvious furrows, and its ring edge is wide. The top is flat.