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Chuan Lian Zi / Melia or Szechuan Pagoda Tree Fruit
Chuan Lian Zi
Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Regulate Qi • Sub Category:

Dosage

3-9g

Actions

1. Promotes the movement of qi & stops pain: for flank, rib, & abdominal pain due to constrained Liver qi or Liver-Stomach disharmony. Also used for hernial disorders. Especially useful in cases with heat signs.

2. Clears heat, dries dampness, regulates the qi, & alleviates pain: for epigastric, abdominal, flank, or hernial pain associated with damp-heat stagnant qi.

3. Kills parasites & stops pain: for roundworms & tapeworms. Although this herb is not particularly effective in expelling parasite, it is able to alleviate pain & is threfore used for abdominal pain due to accumulation of parasites. Also used topically in powder form for tinea of the scalp.

Meridians

Bladder, Liver, Small Intestine

Cautions

Contraindicated in cases of cold from deficiency of the Spleen & Stomach.