Gua Lou Ren
瓜蔞仁 (栝蔞仁) guā lòu rén

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

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	Tastes: Sweet		Dosage: 9-15g

	Cautions: Contraindicated in those with a weak, Deficient Spleen and either nausea or loose stools		Meridians: Lung , Stomach , Large Intestine
	Preparation: • Dry-fried • Defatted		Quality: Good quality - large, full, oily seeds without a greasy surface
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (2) chái hú xiàn xiōng tāng (Bupleurum Decoction for Sinking Into the Chest) ké xuè fāng (Coughing of Blood Formula)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Trichosanthis Semen

Botanical: Trichosanthes Kirilowii Maxim., Trichosanthes Rosthornii Harms

Japanese: karonin

Korean: gwaruin

Common: trichosanthes seed

Temperature: Cold

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Clears and transforms phlegm-heat add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Expands the chest add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Moistens the intestines add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Promotes healing of sores add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Accumulation of phlegm in the chest add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Stifling sensation in chest add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Dry constipation especially when it appears in a pattern of Lung heat with dry mouth, thirst, and irritability add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Breast abscesses and swellings (adjunct) add comment

	0 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Cough with chest pain and thick, difficult to expectorate sputum 1 comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Sores that have not yet suppurated add comment

Gua Lou Ren瓜蔞仁 (栝蔞仁) guā lòu rén