Ask the name of the plant (traditional Chinese medicine). This plant, like rattan, has tuberous roots and fruits. Fruit is red when it is ripe. It can grow in the hilly areas of central Fujian.

Scientific name: melon. Alias: Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita pepo, Sweet Potato, Wild Melon, Cucurbita pepo, Milk, etc.

Botanical characteristics: Cucurbitaceae, perennial herb vine. With tendrils. Leaves and flowers are like Trichosanthes kirilowii. The root tuber is like a sweet potato. The fruit is spindle-shaped, 2 ~ 4 cm long, red, smooth and sweet when ripe, and can be eaten raw. Seeds white, obovate, slightly flattened.

Distributed in India, Southeast Asia, southern China and other places.

I first saw this thing in Thailand. I picked some bright red fruits and vegetables on the suburban roads in Nong Kham and Langken County, Thailand. I took them out to dry and took them back to China. They are planted in the yard, and the plants grow well. The temperature in the north is low. In late autumn and early winter, Lao Na used 1 m thick hay to cover the roots of Trichosanthes to keep warm. As a result, the roots of Trichosanthes are still frozen and rotten. My friend planted seeds in vegetable greenhouses. They grew vigorously in winter, with lush leaves and white flowers, but they just didn't bear fruit. -Maybe it's the light and temperature! Because the temperature in Thailand in June 5438+ 10 is 30 ~ 35 degrees Celsius, the sun shines almost vertically.

Melon tubers are used as medicine. Mining all year round or autumn and winter, washing, peeling, slicing, eating fresh or drying in the sun.

Properties: Sweet, bitter and slightly astringent. Sexual apathy is toxic.

Meridian tropism: lung, liver and spleen meridian tropism.

Efficacy: clearing away heat and toxic materials, removing blood stasis and resolving phlegm, and promoting diuresis.

Indications: abscess, toxic swelling, burning fire, lung abscess, cough, sore throat, edema, abdominal distension, diarrhea, dysentery, eczema, rheumatic arthralgia, etc.

Usage and dosage: for oral administration: decoction or wine soaking. Or external use: appropriate amount, freshly mashed and applied to the affected area.

Contraindications: people with deficiency-cold constitution and pregnant women should use it with caution.

Amitabha!