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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 |
