| [English Name] | Cochinchina Momordica Seed | |
| [Chinese Name] | 木鳖子 | |
| [Pinying Name] | Mubiezi | |
| [Latin Name] | Semen Momordicae | |
| [Genera] | Cucurbitaceae | |
| [Efficacy] | qita | |
| [Pictures] | Plant picture | Drug picture |
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| [Ecology] | It grwos in hillside、forest side and the area of thick soil layer.It prefers warm and moist climat and apricus environment.No strict demand of the soil, appropriate choice is planted in well drained and fertile deep sandy soil. | |
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Cytotoxicity effects: Sugar protein ofMomordica cochinchinensis combined with antibody monocolnal of human plasmacytoma to form the immunotoxin had selectivelytargeted cell[1]. |
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| [Clinical trial] | Acne rosacea:( 1) a total of 3590 cases were treated with prescription ( mubiezi(Cochinchina Momordica Seed), shuiyin(mercury), xingren(almond), fengziren(Maple son kernel), baiziren(semen platycladi), hutaorou (Walnut), Danggui(angelica sinensis),zhangnao(camphor), huamaren(fructus cannabis),etc.), grinded to the powder and painted on the nose. Combining with the oral administration of Longdanxiegan pills, Results showed that the total effective rate was 90%.(2) a total of 143 cases were treated with prescription (dafengziren(Maple son kernel),bubieziren (Cochinchina Momordica Seed), huomaren(fructus cannabis),hetaoren (Walnut),zhangnao (camphor), shuiyin(mercury),etc) .3 times a day. Results showed that 85 cases were cured, 36 cases had significant effect, 6 cases improved, 16 cases were ineffective, and the total effective rate was 88.8% [1] |
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| [Traditional usage] | 1.Carbuncle and furuncle, nameless abscess, mastitis, lymphadenitis 2.Reddish nose, furuncle on face, acne 3.Toothache induced by wind-fire 4.Scrofula with pus 5.Pain, spasm and numbness on skin and tendons induced by invasion of wind-cold in meridians 6.Infantile malnutrition, weakness with poor appetite 7.Hemorrhoid 8.Hemafecia induced by invasion of wind in intestine 9.Hernia of scrotum with pain | |
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Pharmacology Actions: [1] Xiao yaojun．Identification of mubiezi(Cochinchina Momordica Seed) and fanmubie．Capital Medicine，2005，12(16):48～49．
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