Class and Class No. | 3E(11) |
Name | Chow Chin Hong |
Year: | 2017-2018 |
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Chinese name: | 瓜萎 |
Family Name (科名): | 葫蘆科 Cucurbitaceae |
Scientific name (學名): | Trichosanthes kirilowii |
Common name (俗名): | kirilowii栝萎、糖瓜萎、萎瓜。 |
習性:
生於深山峻嶺、荊棘叢生的山崖石縫之中。 |
Growth habit:
Born in mountains, steep cliffs among the crevices. |
葉:
葉片紙質,輪廓近圓形,長寬均約5-20釐米,常3-5 (-7) 淺裂至中裂,稀深裂或不分裂而僅有不等大的粗齒,裂片菱狀倒卵形、長圓形,先端鈍,急尖,邊緣常再淺裂,葉基心形,彎缺深2-4釐米,上表面深綠色,粗糙,背面淡綠色,兩面沿脈被長柔毛狀硬毛,基出掌狀脈5條,細脈網狀;葉柄長3-10釐米,具縱條紋,被長柔毛。卷鬚3-7歧,被柔毛。 |
Leaf:
Leaves of paper, the outline of nearly circular, length and width are about 5-20 cm, often 3-5 (-7) lobed to the crack, thin rift or not split only with unequal large coarse teeth, lobes rhombic Obovate, oblong, apex obtuse, acute, margin often shallowly lobed, leaflike basal, curved absent 2-4 cm, upper surface dark green, coarse, abaxially pale green, both surfaces veined along veins villous Hirsutal, basal palmalic 5, veins reticulate; petiole 3-10 cm long, with longitudinal stripes, villous. Tendulous 3-7-branched, pilose. |
花:
單花花梗長約15釐米,花梗長約3毫米,小苞片倒卵形或闊卵形,長1.5-2.5 (-3) 釐米,寬1-2釐米,中上部具粗齒,基部具柄,被短柔毛;花萼筒筒狀,長2-4釐米,頂端擴大,徑約10毫米,中、下部徑約5毫米,被短柔毛,裂片披針形,長10-15毫米,寬3-5毫米,全緣;花冠白色,裂片倒卵形,長20毫米,寬18毫米,頂端中央具1綠色尖頭,兩側具絲狀流蘇,被柔毛;花藥靠合,長約6毫米,徑約4毫米,花絲分離,粗壯,被長柔毛。雌花單生,花梗長7.5釐米,被短柔毛;花萼筒圓筒形,長2.5釐米,徑1.2釐米,裂片和花冠同雄花;子房橢圓形,綠色,長2釐米,徑1釐米,花柱長2釐米,柱頭3。果梗粗壯,長4-11釐米;果實橢圓形或圓形,長7-10.5釐米,成熟時黃褐色或橙黃色
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Flower:
Pedicels about 15 cm long, pedicels ca. 3 mm, bracteoles obovate or broadly ovate, 1.5-2.5 (-3) cm long, 1-2 cm wide, middle to upper coarsely toothed, base with stalked, Pubescent; calyx tube cylindric, 2-4 cm long, the top of the expansion, a diameter of about 10 mm, middle and lower diameter of about 5 mm, pubescent, lobes lanceolate, 10-15 mm long, 3- 5 mm, entire; corolla white, lobes obovate, 20 mm long, 18 mm wide, top with 1 green tip, filiform tassels on both sides, pilose; anther abutment, ca. 6 mm, 4 mm, filaments separated, stout, villous. Female flowers solitary, pedicels 7.5 cm long, pubescent; calyx tube cylindric, 2.5 cm long, 1.2 cm caliber, lobes and corolla flowers; ovary oval, green, 2 cm long, 1 cm in diam., Style 2 cm long, stigma 3. Fruiting pedicel stout, 4-11 cm long; fruit ellipsoid or rounded, 7-10.5 cm long, yellowish brown or orange-yellow when mature. |
果:
果實橢圓形或圓形,長7-10.5釐米,成熟時黃褐色或橙黃色;種子卵狀橢圓形,壓扁,長11-16毫米,寬7-12毫米,淡黃褐色,近邊緣處具棱線。花期5-8月,果期8-10月。
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Fruit:
seeds ovate-elliptic, compressed, 11-16 mm long, 7-12 wide Mm, light brown, with edges near the edge. Flowering from May to August, the fruit from October to October |
性味功能
味淡 |
Properties
Tasteless |
主治
润肺,化痰,散结,滑肠。治痰热咳嗽,胸痹,结胸,肺痿咳血,消渴,黄疸,便秘,痈肿初起。 |
Treats
Runfei, phlegm, Sanjie, Hua Chang. Treatment of phlegm cough, chest paralysis, chest, lung atrophy hemoptysis, diabetes, jaundice, constipation, swollen initially. |
知多一點點:
先用溫水洗淨,再加白糖少量,泡成茶,能改善粘膜炎症 |
More to learn:
White sugar with leaves for making tea. Medicinal use for Mucosal inflammation |
Previous Scientific Research (if any):
1. N/A |
Useful Link:
Topics | Hyperlinks |
General information on kirilowii | https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%93%9C%E8%92%8C |
Questions:
(Beginner) | Guidelines:
Answer can be directly harvested from the information given. e.g. Q1. Dried lychnophora flowers can be used for making tea. What are the medicinal values of lychnophora tea? Answer: …….. |
(Elementary) | Guidelines:
Answer can be obtained from the information given and the external links. e.g. Q2. Explain briefly how lychnophora useful? Answer: …….. |
(Advanced) | Guidelines:
Question requires higher order thinking. More information should be found from external links or reference before answering the questions. Q3. Write down 5 uses of lychnophora. Answer: …….. |