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Shan Zha
山楂
shān zhā
Category:
Relieve Food Stagnation (Digestives)
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Alternate Names:
Name
Pin Yin
Chinese
Translated
Crataegi Fructus
Tastes:
Sweet
,
Sour
Dosage:
9-12g
Cautions:
Spleen and Stomach weakness or deficiency. Large doses are absolutely contraindicated during pregnancy, as this can lead to fetal death.
avoid use during Pregnancy
Meridians:
Spleen
,
Liver
,
Stomach
Preparation:
No preparation data at this time
Quality:
Large fruit with a red or reddish brown surface and fleshy pulp in the northern variety. Reddish brown fruit, uniform in size, with thick pulp in the southern variety.
Reference Source:
Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')
Notes:
No notes at this time
Formulas
(4)
bǎo hé wán (Preserve Harmony Pill)
jiàn pí wán (Strengthen the Spleen Pill)
sì jiā jiǎn zhèng qì sǎn (Fourth Modification of Rectify the Qi Powder)
xiāng shā píng wèi sǎn (Cyperus and Amomum Powder to Calm the Stomach)
Family:
Rosaceae
Alternate Names:
Pharmaceutical:
Crataegi Fructus
Botanical:
Crataegus Pinnatifida Bge., Crataegus Pinnatifida Bge. Var. Major N.e. Br.
Japanese:
sansa
Korean:
sansa
Common:
crataegus fruit, hawthorn fruit
Temperature:
Slightly Warm
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Rootdown Staff
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Treats accumulation of meats or greasy foods.
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Transforms Blood Stasis and Dissipates clumps due to Blood Stasis
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Stops diarrhea and Treats hypertension
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Delia Copold
Dyspepsia, stagnation of fatty food, abdominal fullness
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Retention of lochia
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Amennorhea
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Delia Copold
Postpartum abdominal pain
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Hypertension
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Delia Copold
Coronary Heart Disease
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Laura Drago
Elevated serum cholesterol
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Laura Drago
Diarreah of chronic dysentery-like disorders
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Varicose veins
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Karen Vaughan
The Chinese hawthorn species which have large haws are superior to the American versions for food stagnation. However for cardiovascular applications the smaller American medicinal species are higher in flavanoids, and other heart-nourishing constituents.
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