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Mu Gua
木瓜
mù guā
, "wood melon"
Category:
Dispel Wind-Damp (Bi )
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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:
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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)
Family:
Rosaceae
Alternate Names:
Pharmaceutical:
Fructus Chaenomelis
Botanical:
Chaenomeles Speciosa Nakai
Japanese:
mokka
Korean:
mokkwa
Common:
Chinese quince fruit, chaenomeles
Temperature:
Warm
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Andrea Murchison
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Relaxes the sinews and unblocks the channels
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Andrea Murchison
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Harmonizes the Stomach and Transforms Dampness
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Andrea Murchison
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Reduces Food Stagnation
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Arthritis
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Mellissa Rudder
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Damp painful obstruction in the extremities, especially with severe cramping and weakness in the lower back and extremities
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Mellissa Rudder
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Abdominal pain
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Mellissa Rudder
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Spasms
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Mellissa Rudder
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Cramping of the calves
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Mellissa Rudder
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Edema due to leg qi
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Mellissa Rudder
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Disharmony between the Liver and Spleen leading to leg problems
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Mellissa Rudder
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Indigestion
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