| BASIC INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Plant name in Latin: | Momordica charantia |
| Herb name in Chinese: | 苦瓜 |
| Herb name in Pinyin: | KU GUA |
| Herb name in English: | Balsampear |
| HERB PROPERTIES | |
| Herb property: | Cold |
| Herb flavor: | Bitter |
| Herb meridian tropism: | Lung,Spleen,Heart |
| HERB DESCRIPTION | |
| Use part: | fruit |
| Herb effect: | To dispel summerheat, brighten eyes, resolve toxin. |
| Herb indication: | Summerheat-heat vexation and thirst, diabetes mellitus, painful red eyes, dysentery, swelling toxin of sore and welling abscess. |
| CROSS REFERENCES | |
| TCMID id: | 5941 |
| HERB id: | HERB003144 |
| SymMap id: | NA |