Momordica cochinchinensis, Chinese medicine name. It is the dried and mature seed of Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng. of Cucurbitaceae. Alias: wooden crab, Eupolyphaga Seu Steleophaga, shell wooden turtle, polyporus, Erythrina, Erythrina rattan, and Eupolyphaga Seu Steleophaga. It tastes bitter, slightly sweet and cool. Distributed in Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan Province, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places. It has the effects of dispersing stagnation, relieving swelling, attacking toxin and treating sores, and is often used for sore swelling, breast carbuncle, scrofula, hemorrhoids and fistula, tinea xerosis and alopecia.

processing

collecting and processing

harvesting mature fruits in winter, cutting them open, drying them in the sun, removing the pulp, taking out the seeds and drying them.

processing method

momordica seed cream: clean momordica seed, stir-fry, grind, wrap with paper, and remove oil under pressure. This product is white or grayish white loose powder.