Botanical characteristics: Cucurbitaceae, perennial herb lianas. With tendrils. Leaves and flowers are like Trichosanthes. A root tuber is like a sweet potato. The fruit is spindle-shaped, 2 ~ 4 cm long, red, smooth and sweet when ripe, and can be eaten raw. Seeds white, obovate, slightly flattened.

Distributed in India, Southeast Asia, South China and other places.

I first saw this thing in Thailand. I picked some bright red fruits and vegetables along the suburban roads in Nongkan and Langkeng counties of Thailand. I took them out to dry and took them back to China. They are planted in the yard, and the plants grow well. The temperature in the north is low. In late autumn and early winter, Lao Na covered the roots of hairy melons with 1 m thick hay to keep warm. As a result, the roots of Trichosanthes are still frozen and rotten. Friends plant seeds in vegetable greenhouses, which grow vigorously in winter, with lush leaves and white flowers, but they don't bear fruit. -Maybe it's the light and temperature! Because the temperature in Thailand was 30 ~ 35 degrees Celsius in June+10/October in 5438, the sun shone almost vertically.

Melon tubers can be used as medicine. Digging, washing, peeling, slicing, fresh use or drying in autumn and winter all year round.

Properties: Sweet, bitter and slightly astringent. Sexual apathy is toxic.

Meridian tropism: lung, liver and spleen meridian tropism.

Efficacy: clearing away heat and toxic materials, removing blood stasis and phlegm, and promoting diuresis.

Indications: abscess, toxic swelling, burning fire, lung abscess, cough, sore throat, edema, abdominal distension, diarrhea, dysentery, eczema, rheumatic joint pain, etc.

Usage and dosage: for oral administration: decocted, 10-20g, or soaked in wine. Or external use: take appropriate amount, freshly mash and apply it to the affected area.

Contraindications: people with deficiency-cold constitution and pregnant women should use it with caution.

Amitabha!