chuan lian zi
ku lian zi 苦 楝 子
ku lian pi 苦 楝 皮
Edited by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu
Pharmaceutical name: Fructus Meliae Toosendan Latin botanical name: Melia toosendan Sieb. et Zucc.Pron. in Japanese: senrenshi Pron. in Korean: ch'onnyonja Pron. in Cantonese: chun lin ji Common Name: melia Other Name: 別名:
jin ling zi金鈴子
Distribution: Gansu, Sichuan, yunnan, Guizhou, Hubei Properties (characteristics) bitter, cold slightly toxic 苦，寒，有小毒。
Channels (meridians) entered: bladder, liver, small intestine, stomach 膀胱、肝、小腸、胃
Actions & Indications: 功用主治:
promote qi flow, rid of dampness- heat, clear liver fire, rid of pain, promote urination, regulates qi, kills parasites. Also used externally for fungus infections of scalp.
除濕熱，清肝火，止痛，利小便 ， 殺蟲。治熱厥心痛，協痛，疝痛，蟲積腹痛。
Medical Functions: rids of worms inhibits pain chuan lian zi with ye ju hua for treatment of cirrhosis of the liver inhibits fungi﹐like Trichophyton, Candida, Cryptococcosis
驅蟲作用 鎮痛作用 川楝子加野菊花治肝硬化 抗真菌作用：如白癬菌，白色念珠菌，新月形隱球菌 Chemical ingredients: Tridecane 正十三烷 toosendanin 苦楝素，即川楝素 kulinone 苦楝酮 kulactone 苦楝内酯 kulolactone 苦洛内酯 meliantriol 苦楝子三醇 β-Sitosterol β-穀 甾醇 isotoosendanin isochuanliansu 21-O-methyltoosendapentol lipomelianol lipomelianyl 3-O-stearate palmitate 棕櫚酸鹽 myristate 荳蔻酸鹽 laurate 月桂酸鹽 21-Oacetyltoodendantriol melia-ionoside A,B
Dosage: 3~9 g, smashed Modern Application: Modern Application: 1. stomach pain 2. gastric ulcers 3. inflammation of the stomach 4. inlfammation of the gall bladder 5.round worms in the gall bladder and bile duct 6. diarrhea 7. mastitis 8. mastic tumors 9. chronic inflammation of pelvic area 10. appendicitis 11. contraction of testes into the cavities 12. inflammation of the testes 13. pain in the testes 14. fungus of the scalp (external use) 15. frost bites Cautions: 注意﹕
The effective dosage is very close to toxic dosage. Five or six pieces of fruit can cause death. Children taking 0.3~0.4 g had experience toxic reactions. 2~4 g had caused death. 川楝子有效劑量接近中毒的劑量。五﹐六顆川楝子可為致死劑量。小兒服 0.3~0.4 克 曾經有中毒記錄。 2~4 克 曾經有致死記錄。
Note: chuan lian zi means lian zi produced in Sichuan province of China. Li Shi Zhen mentioned in his works that lian zi produced in Sichuan are the best. So all lian zi sold in the Chinese herb stores are called chuan lian zi. Ku lian zi literally means bitter lian zi.
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