Luo Han Guo (Luo Han Kuo / Lo Han Go)--fruit,Chinese Herb
Chinese Traditional Herb Medicine
1. Pharmaceutical name:Fructus Siraitiae grosvenorii
2.Latin name:
Siraitia grosvenoriiSwingleC. Jeffrey ex Lu et Z.
Siratia taiwaniana (Hayata) Jeffrey ex Lu & Zhang.
Momordica grosvenori Swingle183 (incorrectly listed in the Herb Dictionary of People Republic of China, 1995)
3.Common Name:momordica fruit.(Luo Han Guo)
4. Channels meridians: entered:lung, spleen, stomach.
5. Actions & Indications: arrest cough, relieves pain in the throat, constipation due to heat in the blood. The leaves call luo han ye are being used as luo han guo
We have four sizes of Luo Han Guo: small, middle, big and extra big.
Diameter:
Small: 4.75cm
Middle: 5.3cm
Big: 5.8cm
Extra big: 6.35cm
Usage: Open the shell and tear the pulp and seed into pieces, then put them into hot water, drink the water 4 minutes later. Ther pulp and seed could be eaten directly without hot water.
