Morphological and Microscopical Identification of Mongolian Drug Manchurian Tubergourd (Thladiantha dubia ) and Its Adulterant Japanese Snakegourd (Trichosanthes cucumeroides ) / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Chipaozi, the dried mature fruit of Thladiantha dubia Bge. family Cucurbitaceae, hasbeen found to be used in mixture with Wanggua, the fruit of Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser. ) Maxim.of the same family.A comparative study on the morphological and characteristics of these two drugs were carried out and reported.