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Plus 6,743 TCM formulas connecting herbs together

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🌿 Herb

Balsampear

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Clinical Trials

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📚 Sample References

PMID 35163001

Cytotoxic and Anti-Inflammatory Triterpenoids in the Vines and Leaves of Momordica charantia

Int J Mol Sci · 2022

PMID 35814200

Momordica charantia Exosome-Like Nanoparticles Exert Neuroprotective Effects Against Ischemic Brain Injury via Inhibiting Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 and Activating the AKT/GSK3β Signaling Pathway

Front Pharmacol · 2022

🌿 All Herb data fields for Balsampear

🌿 Names

Pinyin Name

Ku Gua

中文名 (Chinese)

苦瓜

Latin Name

Fructus Momordicae Charantiae

English Name

Balsampear

Alias Names

锦荔枝; 癞葡萄; 红姑娘; ; 凉瓜; 癞瓜; 红羊

☯ TCM Properties

Properties (性味)

Bitter; Cold

Meridians (归经)

Heart; Spleen; Liver

Part Used

Fruit

🩺 Clinical Profile

Function (功能)

To dispel summerheat, brighten eyes, resolve toxin.

Indication (主治)

Summerheat-heat vexation and thirst, diabetes mellitus, painful red eyes, dysentery, swelling toxin of sore and welling abscess.

🔗 External References

HERB DB

HERB003144 ↗

TCMID

5941

TCM-ID

1209

🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (26 fields)

name

Balsampear

chinese name

苦瓜

pinyin name

Ku Gua

latin name

Fructus Momordicae Charantiae

english name

Balsampear

properties english

Bitter; Cold

meridians english

Heart; Spleen; Liver

use part

Fruit

tcmid id

5941

herb id str

HERB003144

function text

To dispel summerheat, brighten eyes, resolve toxin.

indication

Summerheat-heat vexation and thirst, diabetes mellitus, painful red eyes, dysentery, swelling toxin of sore and welling abscess.

tcm id id

1209

alias name

锦荔枝; 癞葡萄; 红姑娘; ; 凉瓜; 癞瓜; 红羊

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📚 PubMed References

2 · cited research

PMID 35163001 Cytotoxic and Anti-Inflammatory Triterpenoids in the Vines and Leaves of Momordi

Int J Mol Sci

PMID 35814200 Momordica charantia Exosome-Like Nanoparticles Exert Neuroprotective Effects Aga

Front Pharmacol

How relationships are computed

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