What are the effects and functions of Momordica cochinchinensis?

Most people are not very familiar with Momordica charantia in their daily lives. Momordica charantia is a plant belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. It is sometimes also called Momordica charantia, wood crab, earth momordica, shell momordica, or leaking lingzi. The main effects of Momordica charantia are that it can effectively treat swelling, dissipate nodules, detoxify, and relieve wind and pain. So what are the effects, functions and precautions of Momordica charantia? Let’s take a look at it together.

Effects of Momordica cochinchinensis:

Momordica cochinchinensis can disperse stagnation, reduce swelling and detoxify. Used for sores, swellings, mastitis, scrofula, hemorrhoids, scabies, and baldness. Seeds: bitter, slightly sweet, warm. poisonous. Disperse lumps and reduce swelling. Used for abscess, mastitis, tinea capitis, and hemorrhoids.

1. Momordica cochinchinensis can treat all kinds of poisons, and those with persistent redness, swelling and dizziness: 2 liang of Momordica cochinchinensis (shell removed), 0.5 liang of Aconitum kusnezoffii, 4 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, and 2 liang of Pinellia ternata. Put the above four ingredients in an iron pot, fry over low heat until they are charred and turn black, then grind into powder. Mix with freshly drawn water and apply to the sore once a day, from the outside to the inside. Make sure to leave the sore on top to allow the poisonous gas to escape.

2. Momordica cochinchinensis is used to treat chronic diarrhea and intestinal prolapse in children: 2 qian of agarwood, 0.5 liang of Citrus aurantium (fried with bran and remove the pulp), 0.5 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala (slightly fried), 0.5 liang of Momordica cochinchinensis (weighed with the shell) (remove the shell and use). Grind the first three ingredients into fine powder, then add the mother turtle and grind them together. Cook the flour with vinegar and make it into pills as big as millet. Children under three years old should take 30 pills each time, mixed with vinegar and tea, before feeding.

3. Momordica cochinchinensis is used to treat sores, initial stage of carbuncle, scrofula, ecthyma, and pediatric thrush: 5 local Momordica cochinchinensis (shelled), 4 liang of white and tender rosin (picked clean), 1 qian of finely ground copper green, 2 qian each of frankincense and myrrh, 7 qian of castor seeds (shelled), 5 grains of croton pulp, and 1 qian of almond (peeled). Combine the above eight ingredients together and pound them in a stone mortar for more than 3,000 times until it becomes a paste. Take it out and soak it in cold water. When using, rub it into thin slices according to the size of the sore, apply it on the sore, and cover it with silk.

4. Momordica cochinchinensis is used to treat malnutrition and blindness: 2 qian of Momordica cochinchinensis seeds and 1 qian of Picrorhizoma Coptis chinensis. Grind it into powder, make rice paste balls the size of longan, put them into eggs and steam them, and eat them with the eggs.

5. Momordica cochinchinensis is used to treat sudden swelling, heat and pain in both ears: 1 liang of Momordica cochinchinensis kernels (grind into paste), 0.5 liang of red bean powder, and 0.5 liang of Sichuan rhubarb powder. Grind the above medicines together until uniform, mix with water and raw oil and apply on the affected area.

6. Momordica cochinchinensis is used to treat malnutrition in children: Momordica cochinchinensis seeds and Croton tiglium seeds are divided into equal parts. Mash it into a paste and make it into mustard seed-sized pills with rice drink. Take 5 fen each time with rice drink, twice a day.

7. Momordica cochinchinensis is used to treat scrofula that never recurs and has pus and blood: Take two Momordica cochinchinensis seeds, wipe off the oil with thick paper, grind into powder, mix with black chicken eggs, put in a porcelain cup, and steam in a steamer. Take once a day after meals for half a month.

8. Momordica cochinchinensis is used to treat injuries caused by blows and pain caused by persistent blood stasis: Momordica cochinchinensis (peeled and ground) half a liang, cinnamon (peeled and peeled) three fen, Yuntaizi (soaked in wine and ground) two he, and cloves fifty. Take the above four ingredients, grind cloves and cinnamon into powder, mix them with the other two ingredients, then cook rice porridge with ginger juice and spread it on paper. Add an appropriate amount of the powder into the porridge, wrap it up according to whether it is hot or cold, and change it once a day.

9. Momordica cochinchinensis is used to treat hemorrhoids: Take equal parts of Schizonepeta tenuifolia, Momordica cochinchinensis, and potassium nitrate. Boil the above ingredients in water, put it into a bottle, and after fumigation, use the warm water to wash the affected area.

10. Momordica cochinchinensis is used to treat wind-cold evil spirits in the meridians, involvement of tendons and veins, skin pain, nodules, cramps and paralysis: Momordica cochinchinensis 1 liang (peel, grind into the size of red beans, use 2 liang of clear oil, soak overnight, then simmer over low heat until half of it is cooked, take out Momordica cochinchinensis, add 1 qian of yellow vinegar, stir well, wait until the vinegar is dissolved, then filter with silk to remove the residue), 1 qian of frankincense (grind separately, wait until the Momordica cochinchinensis oil and wax are about to coagulate, then throw it into the oil quickly and stir constantly). Collect the above with porcelain, use a small amount each time, rub the painful and hard areas of muscles and skin, do not stop, and stop when it becomes extremely hot.

11. Momordica cochinchinensis is used to treat pediatric carbuncle: peel the fresh Momordica cochinchinensis, grind it into paste, mix it with light vinegar and apply it on the affected area three to five times a day.

12. Momordica cochinchinensis is used to treat malaria: Momordica cochinchinensis and pangolin (fried) are divided into equal parts. Grind into powder, take 3 grams each time, on an empty stomach with warm wine.

13. Momordica cochinchinensis is used to treat inverted eyelashes, trichotillomannia, and wind-induced itching. Pound the Momordica cochinchinensis kernels, wrap them in silk cloth to make strips, and plug them into the right nostril if the left side is affected, and into the left nostril if the right side is affected. Then take a dose of cicada shell medicine.

Contraindications of using Momordica cochinchinensis:

Pregnant women and people with weak constitution should not take Momordica charantia seed; those with weak stomach, weak large intestine, and deficiency of vital energy should not take it; Momordica charantia seed should not be taken with pork.

The above is a detailed introduction to the effects and functions of Momordica charantia and its contraindications. I believe everyone already has a certain understanding of the main functions of Momordica charantia. Usually, Momordica charantia is mainly used as medicine. If you have some of the above symptoms, you can use Momordica charantia to treat them according to the above method. It should be noted that pregnant women and people with weak constitutions are prohibited from taking Momordica charantia.