Herbs that Tonify Yin
Luo Han Guo 罗汉果
Fructus Momordicae Grosvenori Momordica Fruit
Also known as La Han Guo, Jia Ku Gua
Channels LULI (SP)
Nature Cool SweetCool (or Neutral)
Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Tonify Yin
- Temperature
- Cool
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Cool (or Neutral)
- Channels Entered
- LU, LI (SP)
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Fructus Momordicae Grosvenori
- Chinese
- 罗汉果
- Tone Marks
- luó hàn guŏ
- Also Known As
- La Han Guo, Jia Ku Gua
- Translation
- Arhat Fruit
Chinese Herb Actions
- Moistens the Lungs, Clears Heat, and Stops Cough Cor chronic dry hot cough and dry throat with or without yellow sputum that might be scanty, blood streaked or difficult to expectorate
- Generates Fluid to Stop Thirst For thirst
- Moistens Intestines to Unblock Bowels For constipation
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 15-30 grams in decoction or 1-2 pieces of whole fruit, crushed 12
- 9-15 grams in decoction 13
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- None Noted.
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- None Noted.
Herb-Drug Interactions
- None Noted.
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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