Cudrania, Chuan Po Shi 穿破石

Chuan Po Shi; Wei Zhi (TCM)
 Picture
Picture Maclura cochinchinensis
Blanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, ed. 3 (1877-1883)

Picture Cudrania tricuspidata
(Photo by Plant Image Library) (Wikimedia)

Botanical name:


Cudrania spp.
  1. C. cochinchinensis (syn. Maclura cochinchinensis)
  2. C. tricuspidata

Parts used:


Root

Temperature & Taste:


Cool, dry. Bitter, Sweet

Classification:


D. Clear Wind and Damp

Uses:


1. Clears Wind-Damp, Opens the Channels, Moves the Blood:
-Wind-Damp joint pain
-Menstrual obstruction, Amenorrhea
-Trauma, Bruising, Fractures

2. Clears Heat and Damp:
-Jaundice
-Strangury, Tympanites
-Gastro-duodenal Ulcers

3. Clears Poison, Resolves Swelling:
-Toxic Sores and Abscesses; Scabies
-Acute and Chronic Heptitis; Icteric Hepatitis, Hepatosplenmegaly
-Parotitis
-Coughing Blood, Pulmonary Tuberculosis
-also used for Cancer

4. Benefits Spleen:
-listed by some sources as strengthening the Spleen
-Folk remedy for weakness


Dose:


Decoction: 6–12 grams
sufficient amount is used externally.

Comment:


The Wood of Cudrania triloba is used for Malarial Fever, Menorrhagia, Wasting and Debility. It is also used for Sore Eyes and Weakness of Sight.

Main Combinations:


1. Tuberculosis, Rheumatism, Cudrania with Licorice
2. Trauma of Tendons and Bones, Pain from congestion, Cudraina, Hedyotis Bai Hua She She Cao, Hypericum japonicum, Achyranthes Niu Xi, Artemesia anomala, Angelica pubescens Du Huo, Cyperus rotundus, Clove

Major Formulas:


Zhong Hua Die Da Wan (Chinese Pharmacopoeia)

Cautions:


Not used during Pregnancy.

Main Preparations used:



Research

1. Anti-bacterial (including drug-resistant gram positive strains)
2. Anti-inflammatory
3. Hepatoprotective