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川楝子 Chuanlianzi
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Chinese Name |
川楝子 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Chuanlianzi |
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English Name |
Szechwan Chinaberry Fruit |
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Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Toosendan Fructus |
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Category |
Fruits and seeds |
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Origin |
The dried mature fruit of Melia toosendan Sieb. et Zucc.(Meliaceae). |
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Production Regions |
Primarily produced in Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Gansu, Hubei, Guizhou, Yunnan. |
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Macroscopic Features |
Fruit is sub-spherical, 2~3cm diameter. Externally golden yellow to brownish-yellow, slightly lustrous, with dark brown spots. Apex has remnants of stylus; base has indented scars of fruit stem. Outer fruit skin is leathery, with a gap between flesh, which is loose and pale yellow, sticky when water is applied. Kernel is spherical or oval, hard, with flattened ends, and 6~8 longitudinal ridges split into 6~8 locules; each locule has one long round and black-brown seed. Distinctive odor; sour and bitter taste. |
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Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material is large piece with golden yellow skin and yellowish-white flesh, which are full and elastic in nature. |
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Properties |
Bitter; cold; slightly toxic. |
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Functions |
Soothes the liver, moves qi, relieves pain, expels worms. Apply to swelling pain of chest and abdomen, hernia pain, enterozoic abdominalgia. |
| Link |
 Medicinal Plant Images Database
Phytochemical Image Database
Chinese Medicinal Formula Images Database
Chinese Medicine Specimen Database
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Permanent URL：https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mmid/detail.php?pid=B00242 |
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