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|name = ''Trichosanthes kirilowii''
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|genus = Trichosanthes
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|species = kirilowii
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
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|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
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|synonyms = ''Trichosanthes japonica'' <small>Regel</small>
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|species = '''''T. kirilowii'''''
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''Trichosanthes japonica'' <small>Regel</small>
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'''''Trichosanthes kirilowii''''' is a [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Cucurbitaceae]] found particularly in [[Henan]], [[Shandong]], [[Hebei]], [[Shanxi]], and [[Shaanxi]]. It is one of the [[Chinese herbology#50 fundamental herbs|50 fundamental herbs]] used in [[traditional Chinese medicine]], where it shares the name ''guālóu'' ({{zh|s=[[wiktionary:栝|栝]][[wiktionary:楼|楼]]}}) with the related ''[[Trichosanthes rosthornii|T. rosthornii]]''. It is known as Chinese cucumber in English.
'''''Trichosanthes kirilowii''''' is a [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Cucurbitaceae]] found particularly in [[Henan]], [[Shandong]], [[Hebei]], [[Shanxi]], and [[Shaanxi]] ([[China]]). It is one of the [[Chinese herbology#50 fundamental herbs|50 fundamental herbs]] used in [[traditional Chinese medicine]], where it shares the name ''guālóu'' ({{zh|s=[[wiktionary:栝|栝]][[wiktionary:蔞|蔞]]}}) with the related ''T. rosthornii''. It is known as "Chinese cucumber" and "Chinese snake gourd" in English.{{refn|group=note|name=chinese snake gourd robinson|Robinson and Decker-Walters (1997<ref name="Robinson and Decker-Walters 1997">Robinson RW and DS Decker-Walters. 1997. Appendix: Common Cucurbit Names and their Scientific Equivalents. in: ''Cucurbits''. CAB International, USA.</ref>) p. 203-206: "Chinese snake gourd" preferred name for ''Trichosanthes kirilowii'', and ''Trichosanthes kirilowii'' preferred definition for "chinese snake gourd".}}

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==Medicinal uses==

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The tuber of this plant is known in Mandarin as ''tiān huā fěn'' ({{zh|天花粉}}). In traditional Chinese medicine it is said to drain heat and generate fluids, clear and drain lung heat, transform phlegm, and moisten lung dryness, and resolve toxicity and expel pus.<ref>{{cite book |title=Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica |last=Bensky |first=D |coauthors=Clavey S, Stöger E, Gamble A |year=2004 |publisher=Eastland Press |location=Seattle |isbn=0-939616-42-4 |pages=108-111}}</ref> The fruit of the plant, also referred to in Mandarin as ''guālóu'' ({{zh|瓜蔞}}), is said to clear heat and transform phlegm-heat, unbind the chest and dissipate nodules, and reduces abscesses and dissipate nodules.<ref>{{cite book |title=Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica |last=Bensky |first=D |coauthors=Clavey S, Stöger E, Gamble A |year=2004 |publisher=Eastland Press |location=Seattle |isbn=0-939616-42-4 |pages=383-386}}</ref> Both forms should be considered safe only for use with professional guidance by someone trained in their use, though this may be an unnecessary extrapolation from the toxicity of purified trichosanthin.


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==Traditional uses==
{{more medical citations needed|section|date=July 2012}}
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The tuber of this plant is known in Mandarin as ''tiān huā fěn'' ({{zh|天花粉}}). In [[traditional Chinese medicine]] it is said to drain heat and generate fluids, clear and drain lung heat, transform phlegm, and moisten lung dryness, and resolve toxicity and expel pus.<ref>{{cite book |title=Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica |last=Bensky |first=D |author2=Clavey S |author3=Stöger E |author4=Gamble A |year=2004 |publisher=Eastland Press |location=Seattle |isbn=0-939616-42-4 |pages=108–111}}</ref> The fruit of the plant, also referred to in Mandarin as ''guālóu'' ({{zh|瓜蔞}}), is said to clear heat and transform phlegm-heat, unbind the chest, reduces abscesses and dissipate nodules.<ref>{{cite book |title=Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica |last=Bensky |first=D |author2=Clavey S |author3=Stöger E |author4=Gamble A |year=2004 |publisher=Eastland Press |location=Seattle |isbn=0-939616-42-4 |pages=383–386}}</ref> Both forms should be considered safe only for use with professional guidance by someone trained in their use, though this may be an unnecessary extrapolation from the [[toxicity]] of purified [[trichosanthin]].
Extracts from the plant have been shown to damage the protein coat on the [[RNA]] of the [[AIDS virus]] [[in vitro]].<ref>{{cite journal |title= Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica |last=Sui S |first=Zhao W |author2=Feng D |author3=Sun S |author4=Han T |publisher=Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica |location=Shanghai |date=Feb 2010 |volume=42|number=2 |pages=91–7}}</ref>


==Chemical components==
==Chemical components==
The plant is a source of the toxic anti-HIV type I ribosome-inactiving lectin [[trichosanthin]].<ref name="ars" /><ref>{{cite journal | pmid = 1892592 | year = 1991 | last1 = Ferrari | first1 = P. | last2 = Trabaud | first2 = M. A. | last3 = Rommain | first3 = M. | last4 = Mandine | first4 = E. | last5 = Zalisz | first5 = R. | last6 = Desgranges | first6 = C. | last7 = Smets | first7 = P. | title = Toxicity and Activity of Purified Trichosanthin | volume = 5 | issue = 7 | pages = 865–870 | journal = AIDS (London, England) }}</ref>
The plant is a source of the [[ricin]]-like protein [[trichosanthin]].<ref name="ars" /><ref>{{cite journal | pmid = 1892592 | year = 1991 | last1 = Ferrari | first1 = P. | last2 = Trabaud | first2 = M. A. | last3 = Rommain | first3 = M. | last4 = Mandine | first4 = E. | last5 = Zalisz | first5 = R. | last6 = Desgranges | first6 = C. | last7 = Smets | first7 = P. | title = Toxicity and Activity of Purified Trichosanthin | volume = 5 | issue = 7 | pages = 865–870 | journal = AIDS | doi=10.1097/00002030-199107000-00011}}</ref>


==See also==
==Notes==
{{Reflist|group="note"}}
*[[Chinese herbology#50 fundamental herbs|Chinese herbology]] 50 fundamental herbs


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{ cite web | url = http://sun.ars-grin.gov:8080/npgspub/xsql/duke/plantdisp.xsql?taxon=1021 | title = ''Trichosanthes kirilowii'' List of Chemicals | work = Dr. Duke's Databases | publisher = ARS/GRIN }}
*{{ cite web | url = https://phytochem.nal.usda.gov/phytochem/plants/show/2036 | title = ''Trichosanthes kirilowii'' List of Chemicals | work = Dr. Duke's Databases | publisher = [[United States National Agricultural Library]] }}


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Latest revision as of 17:31, 26 October 2023

Trichosanthes kirilowii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Trichosanthes
Species:
T. kirilowii
Binomial name
Trichosanthes kirilowii
Synonyms

Trichosanthes japonica Regel

Trichosanthes kirilowii is a flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae found particularly in Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shaanxi (China). It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it shares the name guālóu (Chinese: 栝蔞) with the related T. rosthornii. It is known as "Chinese cucumber" and "Chinese snake gourd" in English.[note 1]

Traditional uses[edit]

The tuber of this plant is known in Mandarin as tiān huā fěn (Chinese: 天花粉). In traditional Chinese medicine it is said to drain heat and generate fluids, clear and drain lung heat, transform phlegm, and moisten lung dryness, and resolve toxicity and expel pus.[3] The fruit of the plant, also referred to in Mandarin as guālóu (Chinese: 瓜蔞), is said to clear heat and transform phlegm-heat, unbind the chest, reduces abscesses and dissipate nodules.[4] Both forms should be considered safe only for use with professional guidance by someone trained in their use, though this may be an unnecessary extrapolation from the toxicity of purified trichosanthin. Extracts from the plant have been shown to damage the protein coat on the RNA of the AIDS virus in vitro.[5]

Chemical components[edit]

The plant is a source of the ricin-like protein trichosanthin.[1][6]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Robinson and Decker-Walters (1997[2]) p. 203-206: "Chinese snake gourd" preferred name for Trichosanthes kirilowii, and Trichosanthes kirilowii preferred definition for "chinese snake gourd".

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Trichosanthes kirilowii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  2. ^ Robinson RW and DS Decker-Walters. 1997. Appendix: Common Cucurbit Names and their Scientific Equivalents. in: Cucurbits. CAB International, USA.
  3. ^ Bensky, D; Clavey S; Stöger E; Gamble A (2004). Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica. Seattle: Eastland Press. pp. 108–111. ISBN 0-939616-42-4.
  4. ^ Bensky, D; Clavey S; Stöger E; Gamble A (2004). Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica. Seattle: Eastland Press. pp. 383–386. ISBN 0-939616-42-4.
  5. ^ Sui S, Zhao W; Feng D; Sun S; Han T (Feb 2010). "Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica". 42 (2). Shanghai: Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica: 91–7. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Ferrari, P.; Trabaud, M. A.; Rommain, M.; Mandine, E.; Zalisz, R.; Desgranges, C.; Smets, P. (1991). "Toxicity and Activity of Purified Trichosanthin". AIDS. 5 (7): 865–870. doi:10.1097/00002030-199107000-00011. PMID 1892592.

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