Cucumis satiuus
Alias
Harisu
Hanyu Pinyin
huang gua zi
Latin name of the plant, animal and mineral name
Cucumis satiuus L.
Chemistry of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Cucumis satiuus L. contains fatty oil, of which oleic acid ( oleic acid) 58.49%, linoleic acid (linoleic acid) 22.29%, palmitic acid (palmitic acid) 6.79%, stearic acid (stearic acid) 3.72%[1].
Effects
Renewing tendons and bones; dispelling wind; eliminating phlegm
Classification of Families
Cucurbitaceae
Administration
Fractured bones and tendon injuries; rheumatism and paralysis; phlegm and asthma in old age
Harvesting and Storage
Harvest ripe fruits in the summer and fall, cut open, take out the seeds, wash, and dry in the sun.
Flora and fauna
Annual trailing herb. Stem and branches elongated, with longitudinal grooves and ribs, white with hard hispid. Tendrils fine, unbranched, white pilose. Leaves alternate; petiole slightly scabrous; leaf blade triangular-broadly ovate, membranous, 12-18 cm long and wide, both surfaces very scabrous, palmately 3-5-lobed, lobes triangular and serrate, sometimes margin ciliate. Calyx briefly narrowly campanulate-cylindric, densely white villous, calyx fissures subulate, spreading nearly as long as calyx; flowerswan*** the same white, ca. 2cm, corolla lobes oblong-lanceolate, acute; stamens 3, filaments nearly absent; female flowers solitary, or sparsely clustered, pedicels stout, pilose. Ovary fusiform, stigmas 3. Fruit oblong or terete, 10-30(-50) cm long, yellowish-green when ripe, surface rough, with spiny verrucose projections, very rarely nearly smooth. Seeds small, narrowly ovate, white, without margin. Flowering and fruiting in summer and fall.
Efficacy Classification
Renewing the tendons and bones; expectorant; eliminating phlegm
Medicinal Origin
The seeds of Cucumis sativus (Cucurbita pepo), family Cucurbitaceae.
Use and dosage
Internally: powdered, 3-10g; or into pills and powder. Externally: appropriate amount, powder and apply.
Source
"Chinese Materia Medica"
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