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Balsampear

Balsampear. Properties: Bitter; Cold. Meridians: Heart; Spleen; Liver

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Ku Gua
中文名 (Chinese)
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Latin Name
Fructus Momordicae Charantiae
English Name
Balsampear
Alias Names
ι”¦θ”ζžη™žθ‘‘θ„ηΊ’ε§‘ε¨˜ε‡‰η“œη™žη“œηΊ’ηΎŠ
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Bitter; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Heart; Spleen; Liver
Part Used
Fruit
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
To dispel summerheat, brighten eyes, resolve toxin.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Summerheat-heat vexation and thirst, diabetes mellitus, painful red eyes, dysentery, swelling toxin of sore and welling abscess.
πŸ”— External References
TCMID
5941
TCM-ID
1209
0
Clinical Trials
0
Meta-Analyses
2
PubMed References
πŸ“‹ Sample Trials
None linked yet.
πŸ“Š Sample Meta-Analyses
None linked yet.
πŸ“š Sample References
PMID 35163001
Cytotoxic and Anti-Inflammatory Triterpenoids in the Vines and Leaves of Momordica charantia
Int J Mol Sci Β· 2022
PMID 35814200
Momordica charantia Exosome-Like Nanoparticles Exert Neuroprotective Effects Against Ischemic Brain Injury via Inhibiting Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 and Activating the AKT/GSK3Ξ² Signaling Pathway
Front Pharmacol Β· 2022