Chinese: gua lou ren
English: trichosanthes seed
Pharmaceutical: Trichosanthis Semen
Properties: Sweet, slightly bitter, cold
Standard Species: Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. (=T. japonica Auct. Non. Miq.), Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms
Chinese: gua lou ren
English: trichosanthes seed
Pharmaceutical: Trichosanthis Semen
Properties: Sweet, slightly bitter, cold
Standard Species: Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. (=T. japonica Auct. Non. Miq.), Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms
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