Monk fruit (Momordica charantia)

罗汉果luó hàn guǒLuohanguo

Momordica charantia · Plant

Momordica charantia
Photo: Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

May lower blood sugar; avoid with diabetes medications; may stimulate uterine contractions; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Monk fruit for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Aphonia Due To Throat PainCommon ColdIntestinal Dry & ConstipationLaryngitisLubricate Intestines & Free StoolLung Heat Dry CoughThroat Pain

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Monk fruit does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Moisten Lung