-- Acupuncture -- -- Moxibustion -- Shiatsu Massage -- Esthetics -- ChiropracticArhat Fruit
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Botanical name |
Momordica grosvenori |
| Pin yin name | Luó Hàn Guo | |
| Pin yin description | (This large round fruit (guo) was used by the disciples of Buddha, who are referred to as Luo Han in Chinese) | |
| Other common names | Momordica, Grosvener Siraitia, Longevity Fruit | |
| Part used | Fruit (collected in autumn when ripe) |
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| Taste | Sweet | |
| Nature | Neutral | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Clear heat from the lungs, moisten the lungs, transform phlegm, stop cough, moisten the intestine | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | Cough due to phlegm-fire; constipation due to blood dryness | |
| Possible unwanted effects | None | |
| Herb drug interactions | None | |
| TCM and other contraindications | None | |
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