Trichosanthes angiosperma, dicotyledonous plant class, distributed in Liaoning, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan, etc., growing in hillsides, shrubs, grasses and village fields at an altitude of 2-18 meters, and distributed in Korea, Japan, Vietnam and Laos.
Trichosanthes kirilowii property
Trichosanthes kirilowii, a perennial climbing herb of Cucurbitaceae, likes warm and humid climate, can resist cold and drought, and is suitable for planting in sunny, loose and fertile sandy soil, but not suitable for planting in low-lying land and saline-alkali land.
What does Trichosanthes look like
The length of Trichosanthes kirilowii can reach 1 meters. Its roots are thick and fat, cylindrical, with yellow skin, multi-branched stems, hairless, alternate leaves, nearly round or heart-shaped, and dioecious; Male flowers have several racemes, few are solitary, corolla lobes are obovate, female flowers are solitary, ovary is ovoid, fruit is spherical, orange-red when ripe, and the flowering and fruiting period is July-November.
Leaves: The leaves of Trichosanthes kirilowii are paper-made, with a nearly round shape, about 5-2cm in length and width, usually 3-5 to middle-cracked, sparsely deep-cracked or not, with coarse teeth of different sizes, rhombic lobes, blunt tips, acute points, often re-cracked edges, and heart-shaped leaf bases.
color: the fruit stalk of Trichosanthes kirilowii is stout, 4-11cm long; The fruit is oval or round, 7-1.5 cm long, and yellow-brown or orange when mature; The seeds are ovoid-elliptic, light brown, and ridged near the edge.
the function and value of Trichosanthes kirilowii
main functions: Trichosanthes kirilowii has the functions of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, widening the chest, dispersing stagnation, moistening dryness and moistening intestines, and is mostly used for cough due to lung heat, chest obstruction, chest obstruction and chest diaphragm fullness, that is, chest tightness, suffocation or depression, discomfort and suffocation.
Anti-cancer effect: The anti-cancer effect of Trichosanthes kirilowii peel in vitro is better than that of Trichosanthes kirilowii kernel, and the effect of 6% ethanol extract is the strongest. The off-white amorphous powder obtained from Trichosanthes kirilowii extract also has the anti-cancer effect in vitro.