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.
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 & Taste: Sour and warm.
Meridians: Liver and spleen.
Functions: 1. To promote blood
circulation in the channels and collaterals; 2. To relax muscles and tendons;
3. To transform dampness and harmonize the stomach
Indications & Combinations:
1. Convulsions and spasms. Chaenomeles
fruit (Mugua) is used with Frankincense (Ruxiang) and Myrrh (Moyao) in the
formula Mugua Jian.
2. Painful and swollen legs with
irritability. Chaenomeles fruit (Mugua) is used 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. Chaenomeles fruit
(Mugua) is used with Tetrandra root (Fangji), Clematis root (Weilingxian) and
Chinese angelica root (Danggui).
Dosage: 6-12 g.
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