Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.04-11-2019

Winter melon

Plant

Family

Gourd Family / Cucumber Family, cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae)

English

Winter melon, Ash gourd, Chinese preserving-melon, Chinese wax gourd, Tallow gourd, Waxgourd, White gourd, Winter gourd

Latin

Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn., Benincasa cerifera Savi, Benincasa hispida (Turnv.) Cogn., Benincasa cerifera

Plantparts

epicarp, Fruit, Seeds, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Affections of the liver, Alleviating, Anthelmintic, Antifebrile, antipyretic, aperient, Aphrodisiac, Asthenia of liver, catharic, Cathartic, Demulcent, disease of the liver, disorders of the liver, diuretic, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, Febrifugal, febrifuge, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, Herbal tonic, Increases sexual desire, intestinal worm, Intestinal worms, laxative, Liver ailments, liver complaints, liver diseases, Liver disorders, Liverishness, liver problems, Love drug, mitigating, movements of the bowel, Mucolytic agent, Oleaginous, palliative, purgative, Pyretic, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, Salve, Sexual diseases, Sexually transmitted disease, Sexually transmitted infections, social disease, Tonic, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, venereal disease, venereal diseases

Cancer

Anti-cancer, Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, Cancer, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor

Women's diseases

Anti-periodic, Interrupts menstruation, stops menstrual periods

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: Lung, TCM MERIDIAN: NA, TCM MERIDIAN: Small Intestine, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Japan, Phytomedical used in Phnom Penh area, Cambodia, Used in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, Used in Traditional Japanese Kampo Medicine

Ingredients

 adenine, ascorbic acid, ash, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Citrulline, fat, Fibres, Histidine, iron, linoleic acid, Lysine, magnesium, Methionine, Monounsaturated fatty acids, Niacin, Oleic acid, oxalic acid, Palmitic acid, phosphorus, Polyunsaturated fat, potassium, protein, Saturated fatty acids, sodium, Stearic acid, trigonelline, Tryptophan, Vitamin B, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, water, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn2552

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