Chinese herbal medicine Trichosanthes

Trichosanthes is a kind of traditional Chinese herbal medicine. It comes from the plant Trichosanthes kirilowii, and is the dried and mature fruit of this plant. It is mostly oval or spherical in shape, and is brown in color after maturity. It is also called medicinal melon in many areas. Chinese herbal medicines such as Trichosanthes can clear and moisten the lungs, and can also resolve lumps and relieve pain. It has many medicinal values ​​and functions, but you should also pay attention to its side effects when taking it.

The efficacy and function of Trichosanthes

1. Improve digestion

Promoting digestion is one of the main functions of Trichosanthes. Its seeds contain a lot of human fat oil, which can relieve intestinal dryness and accelerate intestinal peristalsis to promote defecation. It has excellent therapeutic effects on human intestinal dryness and constipation. In addition, people can also take Trichosanthes when they have gastrointestinal heat. It is best to take it together with hemp seed, so that the gastrointestinal heat can be relieved as soon as possible.

2. Eliminate carbuncle and knot

Trichosanthes is also a Chinese herbal medicine that can eliminate carbuncles and resolve knots. It has excellent therapeutic effects on human lung abscesses, intestinal abscesses, and mastitis. It can reduce swelling and resolve knots as well as relieve pain. When treating these diseases, if Trichosanthes can be taken together with Chinese herbal medicines such as reed root and Houttuynia cordata root, its effect in eliminating carbuncles and resolve knots will be even better.

3. Clear away heat and resolve phlegm

Trichosanthes is a Chinese herbal medicine that can both clear away heat and detoxify and resolve phlegm. It has a cold and moist nature, can relieve lung heat and dryness, and can also dilate the bronchi, dilute phlegm, and can quickly improve symptoms of cough and phlegm, and can also keep human breathing smooth. It can be used together with Chinese herbal medicines such as Fritillaria and Anemarrhena asphodeloides to treat these symptoms, which will make its effect of clearing heat and resolving phlegm more outstanding.

Side Effects of Trichosanthes

As the saying goes, all medicines are poisonous to the point of being toxic, and Chinese herbal medicines such as Trichosanthes are no exception. If we take too much Trichosanthes at ordinary times, it will have a significant irritation to the gastrointestinal tract, which can easily cause gastrointestinal discomfort, nausea, retching, abdominal pain and other adverse symptoms. The symptoms will gradually subside after stopping taking it. In addition, some people will experience a variety of adverse symptoms such as low blood pressure, low fever, dizziness, etc. after taking Trichosanthes, which are also the side effects of taking Trichosanthes.