Herpetospermum pedunculosum (Ser.) C.B. Clarke
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Synonyms: Bryonia pedunculosa Ser., Herpetospermum caudigerum Wall. ex Chakrav., Herpetospermum grandiflorum CognHindi: Beej Karela बीज करेला
Chinese name: 波棱瓜 bo leng gua
Uses: The seeds are used in Tibetan medicine, where they are considered to have a bitter taste and a cooling potency. Anti-inflammatory, cholagogue, choleretic and febrifuge, they are used in the treatment of piles, inflammation of the stomach and the intestines. The pounded root is used to treat problems of the bile ducts
5 Published articles of Herpetospermum pedunculosum
1. Callus induction and plant regeneration in Herpetospermum pedunculosum.
Xin FuMei; Zang JianCheng; Lan XiaoZhong; et al.- Zhongcaoyao = Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs Volume: 43 Issue: 2 Pages: 360-363 Published: 2012
2. Effect of sowing-date and marginal utility on sexual differentiation and yield of Herpetospermum pedunculosum.
Lan XiaoZhong; Guan FaChun; Wang Chao; et al. - Dongbei Nongye Daxue Xuebao Volume: 42 Issue: 7 Pages: 79-82 Published: 2011
3. [A new sesqui-norlignan from Herpetospermum pedunculosum].
Zhang, Mei; Dong, Xiao-ping; Deng, Yun; et al. - Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica Volume: 41 Issue: 7 Pages: 659-61 Published: 2006-Jul
4. [Morphological and histological studies of Herpetospermum pedunculosum seeds and other substitutes].
Long-Yun, L; Shu, Shu; Wei, Ying-Fang; et al. - Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica Volume: 30 Issue: 14 Pages: 1073-6 Published: 2005-Jul
5. Literature data investigation in semen of Herpetospermum pedunculosum
Li Long-yun; Deji La-mu; Wei Ying-fang; et al. - Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi Volume: 30 Issue: 12 Pages: 893-895 Published: JUN 2005
