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Ru’an, Henan Tian Hua Fen (Radix Trichosanthis) (Sticky texture)

Third Grade Tian Hua Fen (Radix Trichosanthis)

Xi (West) Tian Hua Fen (Radix Trichosanthis)

Tian Hua Fen (Radix Trichosanthis) Slices (Top right image is sulfur-fumigated, the other 4 are not)

Tian Hua Fen (Radix Trichosanthis) Slices (Powdery, with vascular bundle dots and strands)

Tian Hua Fen (Radix Trichosanthis) (Not sulfur-fumigated)

Tian Hua Fen (Radix Trichosanthis) Slices (Highly powdery)

【Name】

Tian Hua Fen (Radix Trichosanthis)

 【Source】

Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic of Materia Medica, Middle Grade

 【Commonly Used Degree】

A

 【Botanical Origin】

The dried root of the Cucurbitaceae plant, Gualou (Trichosanthes) Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.

 【Characteristics】

The root is an irregular cylindrical shape, with flat ends, 5-10 cm long, and 2-6 cm in diameter. Most of the cork layer has been removed, and the surface is yellowish-white to light brown, wrinkled, and uneven. It is solid and heavy in texture, and the powdery quality makes it difficult to break.
The processed slices have a yellowish-white outer skin, a firm texture, a white cut surface, are rich in powder, and have yellow vascular bundle dots, arranged in a slightly radial pattern. It is odorless, with a slightly sour and bitter taste.

 【Identification】

《Distinguishing Good from Bad》: “After peeling, the flesh has few bumps, is heavy and smooth, is white in color, and has a pattern in the center, which is the genuine product.”
The best quality is dry, evenly sized, with large and robust pieces, few veins, a clean white color, sufficient powder, a firm and delicate texture, and plump and free from mold and insect damage; lower quality is old, small in size, light in weight, brown in color, with many fibers (many veins), and a bitter taste.

 【Identification Terms】

1. Strands: Refers to the thread-like vascular bundles that appear on the longitudinal section or fracture surface of roots and rhizomes. Such as the strands of Tian Hua Fen (Radix Trichosanthis) and Maogua Root.
2. Vascular bundle dots: The vascular bundles on the cross-section of the medicinal material appear as scattered dots. Such as Tian Hua Fen (Radix Trichosanthis) and fake Tianma (Rhizoma Gastrodiae), Dahlia.

 【Category】

Roots