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Market name冬瓜子
Formal name冬瓜子
Japanese nameとうがし, Tōgashi
Vernacular nameDongguazi
Latin nameBenincasae Semen (JP)
English nameBenincasa Seed (JP)
Original plant nameBenincasa hispida (Thunb. ex Murray) Cogn. (= Benincasa cerifera Savi), Tōgan (Tōga, Kamouri)
Family nameCucurbitaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification seed
Collection informationJapan, Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd.
Collection date1972/04/13
TMPW No.2062

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Common name冬瓜子, Dongguazi, Benincasae Semen (JP18), Benincasa Seed (JP18)
Synonyms子冬瓜子
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Original plant nameBenincasa cerifera Savi1, Benincasa cerifera Savi forma emarginata K. Kimura et Sugiyama, (Tōgan1 (Tōga, Kamouri))
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Family nameCucurbitaceae
Used partmature seed
Quality for selectionGood Dougguazi is well ripe, fresh and white. It has a thick marginal part. (NI)
Official compendiumJHMC (1989), JP XVIII
Clinical applicationAs an antitussive, expectorant, antiinflammatory diuretic, and for draining pus, Dongguazi is applied for sticky sputum with heat, cough, carbuncle in bowel or lung, edema and visceral pyogenesis.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine		Traditional
classification		Expectorants
Beneficial effectTo clear away heat and phlegm, to resolve carbuncle, to drain pus and to relieve dampness.: For phlegm with heat, cough, carbuncle of lung or bowel, hematemesis with blood abscess, appendicitis, gonorrhea and leukorrhea.
Chemical constituentLipids
(*C1):
脂肪油 / fatty oil

Triterpenoids
(*C1):
サポニン1.0%未満 / saponin below 1.0%

Peptide
(*C1):
蛋白質 / protein

Pharmacological effectNot exactly known.
Classical reference
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DiseaseCough, Lung suppurations, Nasal congestion, Sputum with blood, Appendicitis, Cloudy urine, Urodynia, Dysuria, Leukorrhea
FormulationDaiobotampito, Choyoto, Toryuto, Yokuininto, Ikeito, Ikeigoshijunto, Kashininto, Katsuketsusan'oto, Choyoto, Choyotokashakuyaku
Related drugsDongguapi, the external layer of the pericarp.
ReferencesJP18: The 18th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 219-220.
RemarksThe Japanese Pharmacopoeia (18th edi.) defines the seeds of Benincasa cerifera Savi (Jap. name: Tōgan) and B. cerifera Savi forma emarginata K. Kitamura et Sugiyama as its original plant. B. cerifera is the synonym of B. hispida. This species has wax separated out on the surface of its fruit. The surface of the seed is velvety and the seed has a thick band along its edge (Sōhentōgashi). On one hand, Tanhentōgashi originated from B. cerifera forma emarginata has neither wax nor a thick band.
The Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China (2020 edi.) does not list Dougguazi but Dongguapi. Dongguapi, Exocarpium Benincasae is the external layer of the pericarp. It is used to treat edema with distention and fullness, inhibited urination, summer-heat thirst, and short voiding of deep coloured urine as diuretic and resolvent of swelling.
Last renewal date2021/09/27
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