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Market name木鼈子
Formal name木鼈子
Japanese nameもくべつし, Mokubetsushi
Vernacular nameMubiezi
Latin nameMomordicae Semen (CP)
English nameCochinchina Momordica Seed (CP)
Original plant nameMomordica cochinchinensis Spreng., (Mokubetsushi)
Family nameCucurbitaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification seed
Collection informationHong Kong, Traditional Chinese Medicine Exhibition
Collection date1966/06/00
TMPW No.8810

Scientific information data base

Common name木鼈子, Mubiezi, Momordicae Semen (CP2020), Cochinchina Momordica Seed (CP2020)
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Original plant nameMomordica cochinchinensis Sprengel, (Mokubetsushi)
Family nameCucurbitaceae
Used partmature seed
Official compendiumCP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs an anti-inflammatory and antidote, it is employed for the treatment of abscesses, mastitis, sore, hemorrhoids, and scrofula. It is mainly used for external applications. Caution is needed for internal application.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine
Traditional
classification
External drugs
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Cool; bitter and mild sweet; toxic.
[Meridian Tropism] Liver, spleen and stomach meridians.
[Actions] To dissipate binds and disperse swelling, expel toxin and treat sore.
[Indications] Sore and ulcer, swelling and toxin, acute mastitis, scrofula, hemorrhoids and fistula, dry ringworm, favus.
Chemical constituentTriterpenoids
(*C1):
Momordic acid(種子, 根茎/seed, rhizome)

Triterpenoid saponins
(*C1):
Momordin(根/root)

Sterols
(*C1):
alpha-Spinasterol(根茎/rhizome)

Other nitrogen containing compounds
(*C1):
Pipecolic acid(種子/seed)

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Pharmacological effectDecrease in the blood pressure (water leaching, ethanol leaching).
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")
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DiseaseCervical lymphadenopathy, Pyogenic dermatosis
Formulationrarely used in formula
ReferencesCP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 220-221.
Last renewal date2021/09/28