Chaenomeles, Chinese Quince, Mu Gua 木瓜

Chinese Quince, Flowering Quince, Chaenomeles
Mu Gua (TCM)
Bse yab  བསེ་ཡབ (Tibetan)
Picture Chaenomeles lagenaria
Duhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, 1815

Picture Chaenomeles speciosa
(Photo by MOs810) (Wikimedia)

Picture Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION

Botanical name:


Chaenomeles spp.
  1. C. lagenaria
  2. C. speciosa (Bengal Quince)
  3. C. sinensis (Chinese Quince)
In Tibetan Medicine, C. speciosa (Bengal Quince) is used.

Parts used:


Fruit

Temperature & Taste:


Warm, dry. Sour, Sweet (Cool in Tibetan Medicine)

Classification:


D. Clear Wind and Damp

Uses:


1. Harmonises the Stomach, Clears Damp: (TCM, Tibet, Ayurveda)
-poor appetite, indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea
-abdominal pain and cramping
-chronic Stomach disorders including Ulcers in Tibetan Medicine

2. Clears Phlegm and Damp: (TCM, Ayurveda)
-Damp obstructing Stomach or Abdomen
-Edema, Swelling of the Legs

3. Resolves Food Stagnation: (TCM, Tibet)
-Indigestion with foul breath and coated tongue from Food Stagnation
-used for Dark Phlegm in Tibetan Medicine

4. Relaxes the Sinews, Clears Obstructions of the Channels: (TCM, Tibet, Ayurveda)
-Pain, weakness or cramping of the lower back and lower limbs
-numbness, atrophy or hypertonicity of the sinews and ligaments
-Wind-Damp painful obstruction; Arthritis, Ankylosis
-Ear disorders (loss of hearing, tinnitus) in Tibetan Medicine


Dose:


Decoction: 6–12 grams

Preparation:


… available in PRO version

Substitutes:


… available in PRO version
Picture

Main Combinations:


1. Damp obstructing the Stomach, Chaenomeles Mu Gua with … available in PRO version
2. Abdominal fullness, epigastric pain, indigestion, vomiting, … available in PRO version
3. Cramps or Spasms due to Blood deficiency, Chaenomeles Mu Gua with … available in PRO version
4. Weakness, atrophy and joint pain in the lower limbs, Chaenomeles Mu Gua with … available in PRO version
5. Weakness and aching in the lower back, numbness and contracture of the limbs:
i. Chaenomeles Mu Gua with … available in PRO version
ii. Chaenomeles Mu Gua with … available in PRO version
iii. Chaenomeles Mu Gua with … available in PRO version
iv. Chaenomeles Mu Gua with … available in PRO version
6. Wind-Damp painful obstruction:
i. Chaenomeles Mu Gua with … available in PRO version
7. Edema from Yang deficiency, Chaenomeles Mu Gua with … available in PRO version

Major Formulas:


Bu Gan Tang
Feng Shi Gu Tong Jiao Nang
Guo Gong Jiu
Jie Bai Wan
Liu He Ding Zhong Wan
Miao Ji Wan
Mu Gua Wan
Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
Ping Gan Shu Luo Wan
Qu Feng Shu Jin Wan
Shi Pi Yin
Shu Feng Ding Tong Wan
Shu Jin Huo Luo Jiu
Si Zheng Wan
Wen Yang Bu Gan Jian
Zhui Feng Huo Xue Pian

Cautions:


1. Not used in those with dark, scanty Urine.
2. Excess use damages teeth and bones.

Main Preparations used: