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Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
; 24(7): 396-7, 446, 1999 Jul.
Article
in Chinese
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12205874
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To gain a clear idea of the drug Gualoupi and its adulterants. METHOD: Collecting data and spot investigating in 30 provinces, cities and autonomous regions in China. RESULT: Gualoupi used as drug in China consists of 15 species of Trichosanthes, 1 species of Momordica, 1 species of Citrullus and 1 species of Adenia(Passifloraceae). CONCLUSION: The main commodity is the rind of T. kirilowii or T. rosthornii, and the main adulterant is the rind of T. hupehensis.