Description

Pharmaceutical name: radix trichosanthis
latin botanical name: trichosanthes kirilowii, maxim, or trichosanthes japonica, regel.
pron. In japanese: tenkafun
pron. In korean: chonhwabun
pron. In cantonese: tin fa fen
common name: trichosanthes root
distribution: throughout china, especially in shandong, hebei, shanxi, shaanxi
properties (characteristics) sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold
channels (meridians) entered: lung, stomach
actions & indications: clears lung heat, dissolves phlegm, for cough with thick phlegm, rid of toxicity, expels pus,
modernapplications: hydatiform tumor:
tian zao combination formula: tian hua fen 60mg, ya zao jiao 25 mg ground into fine powder and put into capsules. Insert into vagina once every 5 to 7 day. Treated 7 patients. Those had hydatiform tumors, 5 patients, all healed. 2 Patients with chorion-epothelioma (絨 癌 ) not effective. Using tian zao combination formula and chemo therapy: 10 patients, healed 13, ineffective 6. Using tian zao combination formula and chemo therapy plus surgery: 65 patients, healed 54, ineffective 11. 4

medical function: 1. Causes miscarriage
2. Effects on immune system

3. Anti hiv

4. Anti tumor (immunotoxin,it)

5. Inhibits synthesis of protein

6. Others

(1) affects blood sugar

(2) anti bacteria

7. Penetrating parts of the body

8. Toxicity

chemical ingredients: 1. Protein
trichosanthin with molecule weight of 24,000, and the isoelectric point (等 電 點 ) is 9.4, Is a simple protein that does not possess phosperous acid groups. Trichosanthin is being used clinically in inducing delivery and it possesses effects of anti hydatiform tumor (葡 萄 胎 ) and hiv.

karasurin with molecule weight of 28,000, possesses the effects of abortion in and inducing delivery, pregnant laboratory mice. It also inhibits the imumme system

apha-momorcharin, molecule weight 29,000 and beta-momorcharin, molecule weight 28,000, both contain 1.6% And 1.3% Of nertral sugar. Like trichosanthin, they also contain asparagic acid and glutamic acid, and do not contain cysteine (半 胱 氨 酸 ).

2. Multi sugar

it is a source of calories. It improves the imumme system, and possesesses the effects of anti cancer and the toxic activities from the cells. The multi-sugar consists of glucose, fruitose, cerebrose (半 乳 糖 )， mannose (甘 露 糖 ), xylose (木 糖 ) and small amount of protein.

3. Plant agglutinin （ 凝 集 素 )

tk i, tk ii, tk ii

4. Enzyme

5. Amino acids

6. Others

more to be loaded

dosage: 9 – 15 g
samples of formulae: to be loaded
modern research: to be loaded
cautions: not to be used by pregnant women or in cases of pixu (speen deficient) and weixu (stomach deficient)。
large dosage may be toxic to kidneys.

hydatiform tumor (alternative names﹕ hydatiform mole, trophoblastic disease, gestational trophoblastic neoplasia)

definition﹔
a hydatiform tumor occurs when a fetus is not able to fully form in the uterus and the fetal tissue becomes a tumor.

this statement has not been evaluated by the food and drug administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always used this herb under instructions of a licensed herbalist.