Trichosanthes Fruit

• functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
• public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：《别录》载主胸痹、悦泽人面；李时珍谓润肺燥、降火、治咳嗽、涤痰结、利咽喉、止消渴、利大肠、消痈肿疮毒。

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒（《本经》；李时珍谓味甘不苦）。

• Trichosanthes, Chinese Chive, and Rice Wine Decoction
• Trichosanthes, Chinese Chive, and Pinellia Decoction
• Minor Sinking-into-the-Chest Decoction
• Immature Bitter Orange, Chinese Chive, and Cinnamon Twig Decoction

• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·栝楼（《本经》中品；实）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·栝楼·释名（果名瓜蒌天瓜地楼泽姑；根名另归天花粉）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·栝楼·实·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·栝楼·实·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·栝楼·实·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.