Crude drug sample data base
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Scientific information data base
Common name | 木鼈子, Mubiezi, Momordicae Semen (CP2020), Cochinchina Momordica Seed (CP2020) | |||||
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Original plant name | Momordica cochinchinensis Sprengel, (Mokubetsushi) | |||||
Family name | Cucurbitaceae | |||||
Used part | mature seed | |||||
Official compendium | CP (2020 ed.) | |||||
Clinical application | As 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 system | Traditional 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 constituent | Triterpenoids (*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 effect | Decrease in the blood pressure (water leaching, ethanol leaching). | |||||
Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") | ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
Disease | Cervical lymphadenopathy, Pyogenic dermatosis | |||||
Formulation | rarely used in formula | |||||
References | CP2020: 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 date | 2021/09/28 | |||||