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Scientific information data base
Common name | 瓜蒂, Guadi, Melo Calyx, Melonis Calyx, Melo Calyx | |||||
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Original plant name | Cucumis melo Linn. var. makuwa Makino, (Makuwauri, Tenka) | |||||
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Family name | Cucurbitaceae | |||||
Used part | calyx with peduncle of immatur | |||||
Quality for selection | Good Guadi is fresh, bitter and harvested when it is immature. (NI) | |||||
Clinical application | As an emetic, Guadi is applied for edema of body, face and limbs. | |||||
Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Drugs for vomit | ||||
Beneficial effect | To induce vomiting, remove heat and dampness.: For heat and phlegm, retention or stagnancy of undigested food, jaundice, and headache due to pathogenic dampness. | |||||
Chemical constituent | Triterpenoids 苦味質/bitter substance: (*C1): alpha-Elaterin (= Cucurbitacin E) | |||||
Pharmacological effect | Not exactly known. | |||||
DNA sequence | AF006802, AF013333 | |||||
Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") | ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
Disease | Nauseant, Edema | |||||
Formulation | rarely used in formula | |||||
References | C1)Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook, p264. | |||||
Remarks | Cucumis melo L. var. makuwa Makino originaly came from India. It came to Japan in very ancient time and was cultivated in Jomon Period. | |||||
Last renewal date | 2021/09/27 | |||||