Trichosanthes Root

• 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.
• WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
• 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》载栝楼主胸痹、悦泽人面；李时珍谓（根作天花粉）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 Root and Cinnamon Twig Decoction
• Trichosanthes Root and Oyster Shell Powder
• Trichosanthes Root and Dianthus Pill
• Bupleurum, Cinnamon Twig and Dried Ginger Decoction
• Oyster Shell and Alisma Powder

• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·栝楼（《本经》中品；根名天花粉）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（根名白药天花粉瑞雪）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·气味（《本经》）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·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·栝楼·主治（时珍·止消渴消痈肿）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·栝楼·气味（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.