Pharmaceutical Name:

Fructus Toosedan

Botanical Name:

Melia Toosedan Sieb. Et Zucc.

Common Name:

Sichuan Chinaberry, Melia, Fruit of Sichuan Pagoda tree

Source of Earliest Record:

Shennong Bencao Jing

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations:

The fruit is gathered in winter, cleaned and dried in the sun and broken into pieces.

Properties and Taste:

Bitter, cold and slightly toxic

Meridian:

Liver, stomach, small intestine and urinary bladder

Functions:

To regulate Qi and stop pain

Indications and Combinations:

1.     Qi stagnation in the liver and stomach manifested as epigastric and abdominal distension and pain.
*Use with Corydalis tuber (Yanhusuo) in the formula Jinlingzi San.

2.      Hernia with painful swelling of testicles or scrotum.
*Use with Fennel fruit (Xiaohuixiang), Costus root (Muxiang) and Evodia fruit (Wuzhuyu) in the formula Daoqi Tang.

Dosage:

3-10 g

Cautions:

This herb is contraindicated in cases with deficiency and cold in the stomach and spleen.