[概述]瓜萎即栝楼,原是胡芦科瓜蒌(Trichosant hes Kirilowii Maxim),该植物上海市郊区有分布,野生或栽培,常用中药.以果实入药称瓜蒌,有润肺祛痰、滑肠散结的功效;单用果皮入药的称瓜蒌皮,功能是宽胸散结,清热化痰;单用种子的称瓜蒌仁,功能是润燥滑肠。瓜蒌的根粗壮肥大,入药称为天花粉,有养胃生津,解毒消肿,清热化痰的效用。近几年来,从天花粉中提得一种蛋白质制成针剂,对中期妊娠有很好引产效果,还可以治疗子宫外孕,恶性葡萄胎等症。[生长发育习性]多年生草质藤本,喜阴湿环境,其根系颇深,有深达3～5尺,故宜选土层深厚的沙质壤土栽培。栝楼雌雄异株,我们用种子繁殖,次年即开始大量结果。其根能萌生不定芽,亦可用分根繁殖。 [Overview] Guizhenzhiban floor, was originally the Trichosanthes Kirilowii Maxim (Trichosanthes Kirilowii Maxim), Shanghai suburbs of the plant are distributed, wild or cultivated, commonly used traditional Chinese medicine .If the drug into the medicine cucumber, lungs expectorant , The effectiveness of the intestine scattered Sanjie; single peel into the medicine called melon 蒌 skin function is wide chest Sanjie, heat phlegm; single seeds called melon 蒌 kernel function is moist and smooth intestine. Guazhu root hypertrophy, medicine known as TCS, stomach Yang Jin, detoxification swelling, heat phlegm effectiveness. In recent years, from the TCS made a protein made of injection, have a good induction of labor in the second trimester, but also can treat ectopic pregnancy, malignant mole embolism. Growth and development of habitat Perennial grasses, like the wet environment, the deep roots, as deep as 3 to 5 feet, it should choose the soil layer of deep sandy loam cultivation. Tail building dioecious, we breed with seeds, the following year began a large number of results. Its roots can initiate adventitious buds, can also be used for root propagation.