Pericarpium Trichosanthis

Heat-Phlegm-Clearing and Resolving Herbs

Gua Lou Pi

瓜蔞皮 Pericarpium Trichosanthis 瓜蒌皮

NameGua Lou Pi (Pericarpium Trichosanthis)The Effect of Gua Lou PiPropertySweet, cold; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsMoisten lung and resolve phlegm, move qi and soothe chest.IndicationsChest pain, sore throat, cough due to phlegm-heat, hematemesis, epistaxis, diabetes, sores and boils,

Heat-Phlegm-Clearing and Resolving Herbs

瓜蒌皮

Gua Lou Pi 瓜蔞皮 Pericarpium Trichosanthis

NameGua Lou Pi (Pericarpium Trichosanthis)The Effect of 瓜蒌皮PropertySweet, cold; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsMoisten lung and resolve phlegm, move qi and soothe chest.IndicationsChest pain, sore throat, cough due to phlegm-heat, hematemesis, epistaxis, diabetes, sores and boils, constip