Cucumber - Chinese Cucumber Seed Pack (Trichosanthes kirolowii)

Cucumber - Chinese Cucumber Seed Pack (Trichosanthes kirolowii)

Chinese Cucumber
Trichosanthes kirilowii

Uses: Medicinal/Poisonous!
Duration: Annual
When to Sow: Spring
Ease of Germination: Easy

(Gua lou; Tien hua fen; Chinese snake gourd) Source of anti-HIV agent, Compound Q (GLQ223), extracted from the root. Laboratory studies with Compound Q showed great promise for AIDS treatment because it selectively kills only infected cells, leaving healthy cells untouched; but clinical trials were not conclusive, however. Used in China to treat angina pectoris, to reduce phlegm, and to induce abortions.

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