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Alternate English names: Chinese quince twig and leaf Japanese quince twig and leaf

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai. [=Chaenomeles lagenaria (Loisel.) Koidz.] (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Chaenomeles lagenaria (Loisel.) Koidz.; Chaenomeles sinensis (Thouin) Koehne; Chaenomeles lagenaria (Loisel.) Koidz. var. cathayensis (Hemsl.) Rehd.; Chaenomeles lagenaria (Loisel.) Koidz. var. wilsonii Rehd.; Chaenomeles thibetica Yü; Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai*

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sour and astringent^✽; warm^✽; nontoxic.^✽

Actions and indications: Treats damp impediment (shī bì); cholera with vomiting, diarrhea, and continual cramps.

See: Mù guā (木瓜 Chaenomelis Fructus, chaenomeles [fruit])

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