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Benincasae Fructus Recens

Fresh winter melon

鲜冬瓜 〔鮮冬瓜〕 xiān dōng guā

Alternate English names: fresh white gourd fresh wax gourd

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.*; Benincasa cerifera Savi [= B. hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.]

Use: Medicinal

See: Dōng guā zǐ (冬瓜子 Benincasae Semen, winter melon seed)

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