Plant Details

Accepted name:: Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms [Cucurbitaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 3

Trichosanthes rosthornii var. rosthornii

Trichosanthes rosthornii var. multicirrata (C.Y.Cheng & Yueh) S.K.Chen

Trichosanthes rosthornii var. scabrella (C.H.Yueh & D.F.Gao) S.K.Chen

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
chaogualouzi	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
fructus trichosanthis	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
gua lou	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) 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 pi	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
gua lou ren	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
gua lou zi	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
gualou	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
gualoupi	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
gualouzi	Other	Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
heavenly flower powderpericarpium trichosanthis	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
hǎ hó	Other	Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013)
pericarpium trichosanthis	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
radix trichosanthis	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
rosthorn snake gourd	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
rosthorn snakegourd	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
semen trichosanthis	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
semen trichosanthis tostum	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
snakegourd	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
snakegourd fruit	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
snakegourd peel	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
snakegourd root	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
snakegourd seed	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
stir-baking snakegourd seed	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
tian hua fen	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
tianhuafen	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
trichosanthes	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
trichosanthes root	Other	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
trichosanthes seed	Other	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
trichosanthis fructus	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
trichosanthis pericarpium	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
trichosanthis radix	Other	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
trichosanthis semen	Pharmaceutical	Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
trichosanthis semen tostum	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
zhonghuagualou	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)
中华栝楼	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)
天花粉	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
栝楼茎叶	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
栝樓仁	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
栝樓根	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
瓜蒌	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
瓜蒌子	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
瓜蒌皮	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
瓜蔞子	Other	Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014)
雙邊栝樓	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
root	dried root	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
fruits and seeds		Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013)
fruit	dried ripe fruit	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Shuck, Seed		Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)
root	dried root	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
root, fruit, fruit rind, seed		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
fruit	dried ripe fruit	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
root		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
seed		Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014)
root		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Trichosan-thes rosthornii Harms	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Trichosan-thes rosthornii Herms	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Trichosanthes rosthornii H.a.t. Harms	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms.	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
Trichosanthes rosthorniiHarms	Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013)

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