Gua Lou (Quan)

Gua Lou (Quan)


  • Chineese Name: 瓜篓(全)
  • Pin Yin Name: Gua Lou (Quan)
  • Latin Name: Fructus Trichosanthis
  • Natures: Cold
  • Taste: Sweet
  • Chanels Entered: Lung, Stomach, Large Intestine
Heat-Clearing and Phlegm-Heat-Resolving Medicinals (Qing Hua Re Tan Yao)
Phlegm-Transforming, Cough-Stopping and Dyspnea-Calming Medicinals (Hua Tan Zhi Ke Ping Chuan Yao)
from 10 to 20
Clarifies Heat
Clarifies the Lung
Moistens the Lung
Resolves Phlegm (Tan)
Clarifies and resolves Phlegm-Heat
Reduces abscesses
Decongests the chest
Stops cough
Moistens the Intestines
Favors the feces
Disperses swellings (tumefaction)
Dissipates lumps
Mobilizes Qi