Trichosanthes kirilowii is the root of Trichosanthes kirilowii, a Cucurbitaceae plant. It is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. It is a kind of medicine for clearing heat and purging fire. Its specific effect is to clear heat and purging fire, generate fluid and quench thirst, discharge pus and detumescence. Indications: fever, thirst, thirst, jaundice, lung dryness, hemoptysis, carbuncle, hemorrhoids and flaccidity. For the treatment of diabetes, it is often used in combination with nourishing Yin drugs to achieve the effect of treating both the symptoms and the root causes.