Gua Lou
瓜蒌
NamingGua Lou (Fructus Trichosanthis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 瓜蒌OriginThe dry ripe fruit of perennial herbaceous vine plant Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. or T. rosthornii Harms of family Cucur-bitaceae.LocationHebei, Henan and Anhui provinces in China.HarvestCo
Fructus Trichosanthis
NamingGua Lou (Fructus Trichosanthis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Fructus TrichosanthisOriginThe dry ripe fruit of perennial herbaceous vine plant Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. or T. rosthornii Harms of family Cucur-bitaceae.LocationHebei, Henan and Anhui provinces