Gwaru
Trichosanthes Fruit · Trichosanthis Fructus
한글 과루 · Pinyin Gua Lou
瓜蔞
Properties 性味
- Taste & nature
- Sweet · cold
- Channels entered
- Lung, Stomach, Large Intestine
- Actions
- Clears and transforms phlegm-heat, unbinds the chest, moistens the intestines
- Typical dose
- 9–15 g
- Caution
- Classically incompatible with aconite