罗汉果
| Name (CN) | 罗汉果 (Luó hàn guǒ) |
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| Synonyms (CN) | 拉汗果、甜蜜果、光果木鳖、金不换、罗汉表、裸龟巴 |
| Name (EN) | Siraitiae Fructus, Grosvenor Siraitia, Fruit Of Grosvenor Momordica, Grosvenor Momordica |
| Scientific name(s) | Siraitia Grosvenorii(Swingle) |
| Used section | Fruits |
| Taste | Sweet |
| Channel Tropism | Induce in the lung and large intestine meridians. |
| Cold/Hot properties | Cold |
| Group | Plant [Fruits And Products] |
| Origin | The dried fruit of Momordica grosvenori Swingle, family Cucurbitaceae. |
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| Function and treatment | Clearing heat and moistening the lung, moistening the bowels and opening the bowels. Used for dry cough with lung fire, sore throat and loss of voice, dry bowel and constipation. |
| Origin and best harvesting period | Siraitiae fructus often grows in the forest under the mountain slopes and wetlands and thin bushes by the river above 400-1400m above sea level. It is distributed in Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, etc. It has been cultivated as an important economic crop in some areas of Guangxi, and is picked when the fruit is ripe between September and October and placed on the floor to make it ripe. |