Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

guā lóu pí / 瓜蒌皮 / 瓜蔞皮 / trichosanthes rind

Latin pharmacognostic name: Trichosanthis Pericarpium

Alternate English names:

Alternate Chinese names: 栝楼壳 guā lóu ké; 瓜壳 guā ké; 瓜蒌皮 guā lóu pí; 栝蒌皮 guā lóu pí

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Phlegm-transforming cough-relieving panting-calming agents / Phlegm-transforming agents

Properties: Sweet; cold.

Channel entry: lung and stomach channels.

Indications:

Moistens the lung and transforms phlegm; disinhibits qì and loosens the chest.

phlegm-heat cough; painful pharynx; chest pain; vomiting of blood (blood ejection); nosebleed (nǜ xuè); dispersion-thirst (xiāo kě); constipation; welling-abscesses (yōng) and sores; toxin swellings.

Dosage & Method:

Oral: Decoct (9–12g); use in powder preparations. Topical: Calcine preserving nature, grind to a powder, and apply mixed.

See also:

guā lóu (瓜蒌 Trichosanthis Fructus, trichosanthes [fruit])