Fructus trichosanthis PE
Fructus Trichosanthis (Cao Guo)
DESCRIPTION: Long ellipsoid, 3-obtuse-ridged, 2-4 cm long, 1-2.5 cm in diameter. Externally greyish-brown to reddish-brown, with longitudinally furrows and ribs, a rounded and projected stylopodium on the summit and a fruit stalk or its scar at the base. Pericarp tough, easily torn off longitudinally. On peeling off the exocarp the central part showing yellowish-brown septa dividing the masses of seeds into 3 groups, each having mostly 8-11 seeds. Seeds conicalpolyhedral, about 5 mm in diameter, externally reddish-brown, covered with greyish-white membranous aril. Seed with a longitudinal furrowed raphe and a dented helium at the apes; texture hard, endosperm greyish-white. Odour, characteristic aromatic; taste, pungent and slightly bitter.
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