Fructus Trichosanthis

NamingGua Lou (Fructus Trichosanthis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Gua LouOriginThe dry ripe fruit of perennial herbaceous vine plant Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. or T. rosthornii Harms of family Cucur-bitaceae.LocationHebei, Henan and Anhui provinces in China.Harv

NamingGua Lou (Fructus Trichosanthis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 瓜蒌OriginThe dry ripe fruit of perennial herbaceous vine plant Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. or T. rosthornii Harms of family Cucur-bitaceae.LocationHebei, Henan and Anhui provinces in China.HarvestCo