Pharmaceutical Name:

Fructus Chaenomelis

Botanical Name:

Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai

Common Name:

Chaenomeles fruit
Flowering Quince fruit
Chinese Quince

Source of Earliest Record:

Mingyi Bielu

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations:

The fruit is gathered in summer or autumn when it is ripe.  Then it is halved, soaked in hot water, dried in the sun and cut into slices.

Properties and Taste:

Sour and warm

Meridian:

Liver and spleen

Functions:

To promote blood circulation in the channels and collaterals
To relax muscles and tendons
To transform dampness and harmonize the stomach

Indications and Combinations:

1.     Convulsions and spasms.
*Use with Frankincense (Ruxiang) and myrrh (Moyao) in the formula Mugua Jian.

2.      Painful and swollen legs with irritability.
*Use with Evodia fruit (Wuzhuyu) and Areca seed (Binglang) in the formula Jiming San.

3.     Wind-damp obstruction syndrome manifested as rheumatic pain, numbness of limbs and joint pain.
*Use with Tetrandra root (Fangji), Clematis root (Weilingxian) and Chinese angelica root (Danggui).

Dosage:

6-12 g