Mukia, Mao Er Gua Mukia, Mao Er Gua 帽儿瓜 Madras Pea Pumpkin Mao Er Gua, Dao Diao Jin Zhong (TCM) Ahilekhana, Trikoshaki (Ayurveda) Musumsukkai (Siddha) Mukia maderaspatana Mukia maderaspatana Anonymous, Plantarum Malabaricum icones (1694-1710) Kirtikar, K.R., Basu, B.D., Indian medicinal plants (1918) Mukia maderaspatanaPhoto by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Mukia maderaspatana (syn. Melothria maderaspatana, Cucumis maderaspatanus, Bryonia scabrella) Parts used: Root, Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet, Bitter Classification: B. Clears Heat and Toxin Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Toxin:-Cold, Fever-heat-type Cough, Bronchitis, Lung abscess-Boils, Abscesses, Toxic Sores-also Dizziness, Vertigo, Facial Neuralgia2. Clears Heat and Damp, Promote Urine:-Dysuria, obstructed Urine-Biliousness, Jaundice3. Moves the Blood, Clears Heat, Resolves Stasis:-Gynecological inflammations-Infertility from Heat and Inflammation-Bruising and Trauma4. Externally:-roots are chewed for Toothache-leaf paste applied to Ulcers-crushed herb applied to Sores and Swellings-leaf ash is applied to cuts and wounds between the toes Dose: Decoction: 6–12 grams Substitute: Physalis angulata Pao Zai Cao is used similarly in TCM. Main Combinations: 1. Fever, Mukia with Centella asciatica2. Toxic Sores and Swelling, Mukia with Forsythia Lian Qiao, Isatis Da Qing Ye3. Lung Abscess, Mukia with Dandelion (Pu Gong Ying), Isatis Da Qing Ye, Platycodon Jie Geng4. Jaundice, Mukia with Artemisia scoparia Yin Chen Hao…

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