What are the effects of wild Trichosanthes seeds?

Trichosanthes seeds are very effective in treating persistent coughs or coughs caused by lung heat, because they can better clear away heat and detoxify, moisten the lungs and relieve coughs. It is especially effective in treating sputum-boiling cough caused by dryness, heat and stagnation of heat. Therefore, if you often have symptoms of coughing, thirst and lack of fluid, you can use it to regulate it correctly. However, if you have weak Qi, it is not suitable to use wild Trichosanthes seeds.

① Treat persistent cough with phlegm: 1 liang of Trichosanthes seeds and 7 fen of Meretrix meretrix. Grind it into powder, thicken it with ginger juice, and make into marble-sized balls. Hold it in your mouth. (From "Zhai Yuan Fang")

② Treat alcohol-induced phlegm and save the lungs: Indigo and Trichosanthes seed. Grind the above ingredients into powder, add ginger (juice) and honey to make pills. Melt in the mouth. (Danxi Heart Method)

③ Treat thin women, occasional night fever, cough with phlegm, and irregular menstruation: Indigo, Trichosanthes seed, Cyperus rotundus (soaked in urine of children and dried in the sun). Grind the above ingredients into powder and mix with ginger (juice) and honey. Melt in the mouth. (Danxi Heart Method)

④To treat swelling caused by heat: take 2 liang of Trichosanthes seed powder and mix with strong vinegar to apply. (Collection of proven recipes for lactation)

【Explanation by famous experts】①《Classification of Medicinal Properties》: "The ancients said that Trichosanthes root can clear the stagnant heat in the lungs, and also said that it can lower the qi. This is because the sweet taste is combined with the cold taste, and it can harmonize, lower, and moisten, so the stagnant heat can be cleared. What Danxi called the dirt and grease in the chest is probably also caused by the stagnant heat. The stagnant heat can be cleared, and the numb qi can be lowered, so how can the dirt and grease not be cleared?"

② "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Trichosanthes seeds are a medicine that moistens the lungs and eliminates phlegm, clears fire and quenches thirst. It is oily and fatty. It is specifically for the heart, lungs, chest and stomach. It can treat all dryness, heat, stagnation, and stagnation in the qi, and food, phlegm, and dirt that are stagnant in the middle abdomen. It can lower the visible and invisible things above and move the things below. It is sweet, cold and moist. The cold can lower the qi and reduce phlegm, and the moistness can relieve constipation."

③ "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Trichosanthes seeds are moist and can reduce heat and phlegm, relieve depression and qi stagnation, relieve thirst, calm bloating and wheezing, moisten the lungs and stop coughing. However, its smell is strong and can cause nausea and vomiting. It is not suitable for people with qi deficiency. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that it can replenish deficiency and fatigue, which is a big mistake."

④ "Pharmaceutical Chemistry": "Trichosanthes seeds are moist and can remove dryness, and their slippery nature can benefit the orifices. If thin phlegm is in the diaphragm, it is easy to eliminate and clear, so there is no need to use this. If the phlegm is turbid, old phlegm is sticky, stubborn phlegm is tough, and food phlegm is sticky, they are all stagnant inside. They cannot rise and fall, resulting in qi reversal, chest tightness, cough, thirst, and lack of fluid, or there is phlegm that cannot be heard. By using its slippery power to clean the dirt and grease between the diaphragm, the phlegm will be eliminated and the qi will be lowered, the chest will be wide and the cough will be calmed, and the thirst will be stopped and the fluid will be produced. It will be effective. Its oil is large and can moisten the lungs and lubricate the intestines. If the evil fire dries up the stool, it can be used to help bitter and cold medicines, and the large intestine will be moisturized and benefited."

Now everyone should have a more comprehensive understanding of the effects of wild Trichosanthes seeds. In fact, after we recognize and understand these effects, we can know that wild Trichosanthes seeds can play a very good role in clearing heat and detoxifying, lung heat and cough, etc., and as a traditional Chinese medicine, it is more suitable for the body and reduces various adverse side effects.