Steinmetz:Trichosanthes

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Trichosanthes anguina

Also known as (or relevant to) Trichosanthes anguina Family Cucurbitaceae English Names Snake Gourd Natural Habitat India China Part(s) Used Fructus Trichosanthes anguinae

Constituent(s) albuminous matter Action ripe fruit: purgative

Trichosanthes cordata

Also known as (or relevant to) Trichosanthes cordata Family Cucurbitaceae Natural Habitat India Part(s) Used Radix Trichosanthes cordatae

Action root: tonic; used in enlargement of spleen and liver

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Also known as (or relevant to) Trichosanthes cucumerina Family Cucurbitaceae English Names Bitter Gourd Snake God Patol Natural Habitat Ceylon Bengal Northern India Australia Part(s) Used Herba

Action antiperiodic alterative laxative hydragogue stomachic cooling; the seeds are vermifuge

Trichosanthes dioica

Also known as (or relevant to) Trichosanthes dioica Family Cucurbitaceae English Names Wild Snake Gourd Natural Habitat India Part(s) Used Folia Trichosanthes dioicae Radix Trichosanthes dioicae Fructus Trichosanthes dioicae

Action fruit: febrifuge antibilious laxative; root: purgative; leaf: febrifuge tonic

Trichosanthes kirilowii

Also known as (or relevant to) Trichosanthes kirilowii Family Cucurbitaceae Natural Habitat China Part(s) Used Semen Trichosanthes kirilowii

Action astringent tonic nutritive

Trichosanthes palmata

Also known as (or relevant to) Trichosanthes palmata Family Cucurbitaceae Natural Habitat India Part(s) Used Radix Trichosanthes palmatae Fructus Trichosanthes palmatae

Constituent(s) trichosanthin (resembling colocynthin) starch Action root: bitter tonic toxic; fruit: hydragogue cathartic toxic