Benincasa hispida

CH2 = CH(CH2)8CH20H, C11H22O, Mr 170.29, bp2.ikv 133°C, d 0.8495, 1.4500, was tentatively identified, e.g., in the wax gourd (Benincasa hispida, Cogn.) [13], and is a colorless liquid with a fatty-green, slightly citrus-like odor. It can be synthesized from 10-undecylenic acid and is used to give flower perfumes a fresh note. 

If there is a yellow tongue coating and thick, yellow phlegm, add Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis Huang Qin) and Semen Benincasae Hispidae Dong Gua Ren). 

For edema, add Sclerotium Poriae Cocos Fu Ling), Rhizoma Alismatis (Ze Xie), and Cortex Benincasae Hispidae Dong Gua Pi). 

For sticky, tenacious phlegm, subtract Pinellia and add Semen Benincasae Hispidae (Dong Gua Ren). 

Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cucarbitaceae Ind, Pak, Jav, trop, fruit epilepsy juice/decoction 35. 50,... 

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