Medicinals
mǔ dīng xiāng / 母丁香 / 母丁香 / clove fruit
Latin pharmacognostic name: Caryophylli Fructus
Alternate English names:
Alternate Chinese names: 鸡舌香 jī shé xiāng
Origin: Plant
Use: medicinal
Category: Interior-warming agents
Properties: As for
Channel entry:
Indications:
Mǔ dīng xiāng has the same actions as dīng xiāng, but it is weaker.
Dosage & Method:
Oral: 1.5–6 g in decoctions; also used externally.
Product Description:
The dried fruit is oval or elliptical, 2–3 cm long, and 0.6–1 cm in diameter. The outside is brown in color, rough with markings, and covered with a earth-red powder. At the upper end is a persistent calyx with four lobes. This fruit is hard and brittle, and when broken open, it often splits into two portions. Within are a small number of seeds, but since the immature fruit is used, these often appear shrunken and hard to see.
Product Area:
Guǎngdōng), Indonesia, Malaysia (Penang), the Moluccas, Zanzibar, and Madagascar.
Etymology:
Mǔ dīng xiāng 母丁香, literally ""mother clove"" or ""female clove,"" is probably so called because it looks like a swollen (or ""pregnant"") clove.