Plant |
Family | Gourd Family / Cucumber Family, cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae) |
English |
Gac, Balsam apple, Balsampear, Chinese bitter-cucumber, Chinese cucumber |
Latin |
Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng. |
Plantparts | Ripe seed, Tuberoid, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Abdominal bloating, Abdominal swelling, Anti-gout, Bloating, gout, Intestinal affections, intestinal complaints, intestinal diseases, intestinal disorders, intestinal problem, intestinal problems, reduces swellings, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatism, Swellings |
Women's diseases |
Birth, childbed, Childbirth, confinement, Delivery, Labor, Labour, Parturition, Partus |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: Liver, TCM MERIDIAN: NA, TCM MERIDIAN: Spleen, TCM MERIDIAN: Stomach, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in China, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana), Phytomedical use in Vietnam |
Ingredients |
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