Chaenomeles Fruit (Mugua)
| 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 |
| art 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 |