Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | 瓜蒂 |
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| Formal name | 瓜蒂 | |
| Japanese name | かてい, Katei | |
| Vernacular name | kwache | |
| Latin name | Melonis Calyx | |
| English name | Melo Calyx | |
| Original plant name | Cucumis melo L. var. makuwa Makino, (Makuwauri) | |
| Family name | Cucurbitaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | calyx with peduncle of immature fruit |
| Collection information | Republic of Korea, Taegu | |
| Collection date | 1971/04/03 | |
| TMPW No. | 1867 | |
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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 | Fresh ones harvested while still immature and possessing a strong bitterness are considered to be of better quality. (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 originated in India and it was introduced to Japan in very ancient times; it had already been cultivated during the Yayoi period. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2026/05/18 | |||||
