When do snakegourd seeds? What does it do? How to eat?

Trichosanthes, also known as Trichosanthes kirilowii, Trichosanthes, Trichosanthes, perennial climbing herbs, like to grow in deep mountains, thorns in the cliff cracks, its fruit, pericarp, nuts (seeds), roots are all good traditional Chinese medicine. So, when will Trichosanthes be sown? What are the effects of it? How should I eat it?

When will Trichosanthes be sown?

Trichosanthes is generally sown in the middle of March-April. The planting method is as follows: digging holes according to the row spacing of 120 cm × 100 cm; hole depth of 10 cm-- 12 cm, each hole flat put a piece of root, covering soil 3 cm-5 cm compaction. Watering after planting and spraying herbicide in time.

Second, what are the effects of Trichosanthes?

1. Clearing heat and resolving phlegm

For phlegm, heat, cough and asthma. This product is sweet, cold and moist, it has the function of clearing lung and resolving phlegm, it is used for lung heat cough, phlegm is not easy to come out. Can be used alone, often used with Anemarrhena anemarrhena and Fritillaria thunbergii. If phlegm heat inside knot, cough phlegm yellow thick, chest tightness and defecation is not smooth, but also can be matched with Scutellaria baicalensis, gallbladder Nanxing, Fructus Aurantii and so on, such as Qingqi phlegm pills.

In clinical practice, it is very effective to boil water to treat cough, especially for paroxysmal cough with phlegm.

2. Benefit qi and widen chest

For chest arthralgia and chest binding. This product can not only clear phlegm and heat, but also widen the chest and loose knots, so it can clear the obstruction of the chest and diaphragm, and is an important medicine for the treatment of chest arthralgia and chest knots. For the treatment of turbid phlegm and obstruction of chest yang, it can be used with Allium macrostemon and Pinellia ternata, such as white liquor soup and white Pinellia decoction. Treatment of phlegm-heat chest, chest diaphragm ruffian, according to the pain, then with Coptis, Pinellia ternata, such as small sunken chest soup.

3. Dispelling carbuncle and dispersing knot

For lung carbuncle, intestinal carbuncle, breast carbuncle and so on. This product can reduce swelling and loose knots. Treat lung carbuncle cough and vomiting purulent blood, with houttuynia cordata, Reed root and so on. Treat intestinal carbuncle, then match abortive soy sauce grass, red rattan and so on. Treatment of breast abscess at the beginning, red swelling and heat pain, can be used with dandelion, honeysuckle, burdock and so on.

4. Moistening the intestines and relieving defecation

For intestinal dryness and constipation. Trichosanthes kernel is moist and oily, has the function of moistening intestines and relieving defecation, and is often used in the treatment of gastrointestinal heat, intestinal dryness and constipation, such as hemp kernel and Yu Li kernel.

Third, how should Trichosanthes be eaten?

1. Boiled Trichosanthes in the treatment of cough and constipation

One of the ways to eat Trichosanthes kirilowii is to fry water. Put Trichosanthes directly in water, generally half an hour, and then take juice, mainly used to treat cough and expectoration, but also has a good effect on improving constipation. Trichosanthes kirilowii and Coptis chinensis can also be fried in a casserole to detoxify. Trichosanthes kirilowii and Fritillaria and Poria cocos are boiled with water and finally taken with juice. This can treat excessive phlegm caused by lung heat, or dry itching in the throat.

2. Fried Trichosanthes helps moisturize the lungs and relieve cough

Cut the fresh Trichosanthes kirilowii into slices and stir-fry them with the chopped lettuce. We can also stir-fry Trichosanthes kirilowii and radish together. We can help moisturize the lungs and relieve cough. For friends who cough with more phlegm, often eating this kind of food can help us resolve phlegm and stop cough!