Mu Gua
木瓜 mù guā, "wood melon"

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Dispel Wind-Damp (Bi )

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Sour		Dosage: 6-12g

	Cautions: Contraindicated in those with Internal Constrained Heat and scanty dark urine. Also contraindicated in those with Hyperchlorhydria.		Meridians: Spleen , Liver
	Preparation: • Dry-fried		Quality: Good quality - big, fleshy, purplish red fruit
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (6) bǔ gān tāng (Tonify the Liver Decoction) jī míng sǎn (Powder to Take at Cock's Crow) liù hé tāng (Harmonize the Six Decoction) liù wèi xiāng rú yǐn (Six-Ingredient Decoction with Elsholtzia) shí pí yǐn (Bolster the Spleen Decoction) shí wèi xiāng rú yǐn (Ten-Ingredient Decoction with Elsholtzia)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Fructus Chaenomelis

Botanical: Chaenomeles Speciosa Nakai

Japanese: mokka

Korean: mokkwa

Common: Chinese quince fruit, chaenomeles

Temperature: Warm

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