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GUA LOU PI

Names related to Gua Lou Pi
Pharmaceutical:	Pericarpium Trichosanthis
Botanical:	Trichosanthes kriliowii Maximowicz (Cucurbitaceae)
Other names:	Gua Lou Ke, Gua Lou Ke
Description:	Snakegourd Peel.

Actions
Clears the Lungs; Transforms Phlegm; Promotes breathing; Soothes the chest; ...

Origin of gua lou pi
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Preparation of gua lou pi
The drug is collected in autumn when the fruit is ripe, cut, removed from sarcocary and seed, and dried in the shade.;

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