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Pharmaceutical name:
英文藥名﹕
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Semen Benincasae hispidae |
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Botanical name:
學名﹕
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Benincasa hispida,
(Thumb) Cogn. |
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Pron. in Japanese:
日語發音﹕
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tokanin |
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Pron. in Korean:
韓語發音﹕
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tong gwa in |
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Pron. in Cantonese:
粵音﹕
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dung1 gwaa1 zi2 |
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Other Names:
別名﹕
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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﹕
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winter melon seed, wax gourd seed. |
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Distribution:
產地﹕
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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﹕
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sweet, slightly cold, nontoxic. 甘，微寒，無
毒。
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Channels (meridians) entered:
歸經﹕
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lung, stomach, large intestine, small intestine,
liver. 肺，胃，大腸，小腸，肝。
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| Medical functions:
藥理﹕
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Actions &
Indications:
主治﹕
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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﹕
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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﹕
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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﹕
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da
huang mu dan tang
大黄牡
丹湯
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Modern Research:
現代研究﹕
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Toxicity &
Cautions:
毒素與禁忌﹕
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not to use in case or chronic illness, diarrhea
or weakness and cold. 久病滑瀉及屬虛寒者忌用。
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