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Pharmaceutical name:

trichosanthis radix

3 Accepted name(s) for "trichosanthis radix":

Accepted name
Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.
Trichosanthes bracteata (Lam.) Voigt
Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms

7 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Trade forms:	Plant parts:
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.	dried root	root
Japanese Pharmacopoeia 15th edn. (2006)	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maximowicz var. japonicum Kitamura	Trichosanthes kirilowii var. japonica (Miq.) Kitam.	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.	root, cortical layer removed	root
Japanese Pharmacopoeia 15th edn. (2006)	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maximowicz	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.	root, cortical layer removed	root
Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maximowicz var. japonicum Kitamura	Trichosanthes kirilowii var. japonica (Miq.) Kitam.	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.		root
Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maximowicz	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.		root
Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maximowicz	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.		root
Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.	dried root	root
Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.
Japanese Pharmacopoeia 15th edn. (2006)	Trichosanthes bracteata Voigt	Trichosanthes bracteata (Lam.) Voigt	Trichosanthes bracteata (Lam.) Voigt	root, cortical layer removed	root
Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)	Trichosanthes bracteata Voigt	Trichosanthes bracteata (Lam.) Voigt	Trichosanthes bracteata (Lam.) Voigt		root
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)	Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms	Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms	Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms	dried root	root
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)	Trichosanthes rosthornii H.a.t. Harms	Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms	Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms
Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)	Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms	Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms	Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms		root
Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)	Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms	Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms	Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms	dried root	root
Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)	Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms	Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms	Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms

19 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "trichosanthis radix":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
fructus trichosanthis	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
gua lou	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
gua lou gen	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
gua lou zi	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
heavenly flower powderpericarpium trichosanthis	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
radix trichosanthis	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
rosthorn snakegourd	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
snakegourd	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
snakegourd peel	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
snakegourd root	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
tian hua fen	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
tianhuafen	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
trichosanthes	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
trichosanthes root	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
カロコン	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
天花粉	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
栝樓	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
栝樓根	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
雙邊栝樓	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)