What are the effects and functions of Pseudo-Trichosanthes?

In our lives, there are many inconspicuous plants. If you have not studied Chinese medicine, you probably don’t know that they are medicinal herbs. Even if you know a lot about a plant, you may not know that it can have various therapeutic effects in traditional Chinese medicine. Therefore, in order to consider your future health, it is also possible to learn more about this aspect. So, what are the effects and functions of Pseudo-Trichosanthes?

Effects

[Medicinal use] The whole plant, roots, leaves or fruits are used as medicine. The whole plant and roots can be harvested at any time; the leaves and fruits are collected in autumn and sun-dried.

[Nature and flavor and meridians] Spicy in taste, warm in nature. It enters the stomach and large intestine meridians.

[Functions and indications] Warms the middle and dispels cold, removes wind and dampness, reduces swelling and relieves pain. Used for gastrointestinal cold pain, hiccups, abdominal pain, diarrhea, wind-cold cough, edema, malaria, toothache, rheumatic bone pain, and trauma. It can cure rheumatic bone pain, bruises, cold cough, edema during pregnancy and postpartum; the fruit sequence can cure toothache, stomachache, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, etc. Trichosanthes has the effects of nourishing yin, reducing pigmentation, regulating endocrine system, and replenishing blood and qi after childbirth for women.

Clam rice is a common food in Zhanjiang, Guangdong. This kind of rice is oily but not greasy and has a unique aroma. Trichosanthes kirilowii (Trichosanthes kirilowii) is a familiar food ingredient to the people of Zhanjiang. The raw material of clam rice is called clam leaf, which is a wild low plant distributed throughout Zhanjiang, especially in the bushes in hilly terrain. Trichosanthes has the effects of nourishing yin, reducing pigmentation, regulating endocrine system, and replenishing blood and qi after childbirth for women.

People in Guangdong and Guangxi of China use clam leaves to wrap fatty pork as filling when making zongzi. This can firstly eliminate the greasiness of pork, and secondly, it can neutralize the dampness and heat of glutinous rice and eliminate heat toxins. In addition, the leaves are also used to cook clam rice, which has a special aroma. In addition, false betel leaves have other uses for seasoning. False Beef Patties is also a delicious dish. Its method is as follows: first, chop 500 grams of lean beef into a puree, add cornstarch, baking soda, salt, pepper, MSG, light soy sauce, appropriate amount of sesame oil and appropriate amount of water, and mix until fully glued; then wash 24 pieces of false betel leaves, wipe dry the moisture, sprinkle some cornstarch on each leaf, divide the beef glue into 12 portions, use two false betel leaves to sandwich one portion of beef glue, flatten and trim it neatly for use; finally, heat the oil pan to 60% hot, put in the beef sandwiched by the false betel leaves and fry until the beef is cooked, then remove and serve on a plate.