Herb

Chaenomeles (Mu gua)

木瓜mu gua
1 sourceFructus Chaenomelis

Relaxes the sinews and frees the channels, harmonizes the stomach and transforms damp, and checks cramp, vomiting and diarrhea; a key medicinal for leg-qi.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十·果部·木瓜·主治（《别录》·转筋）

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：《别录》载木瓜主湿痹邪气、霍乱大吐下、转筋不止；陈藏器谓治脚气冲心、强筋骨、下冷气、止呕逆、消食；大明谓止吐泻奔豚、及水肿冷热痢、心腹痛；王好古谓去湿和胃、滋脾益肺、治腹胀善噫。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，温，无毒（实；孙思邈谓酸、咸、温、涩）；李杲谓入手、足太阴血分。·Meridians: 脾（足太阴）, 肺（手太阴）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·果部·山果类·木瓜（《别录》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·果部·木瓜·释名（楙）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·果部·木瓜·实·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·果部·木瓜·发明（杲·入手足太阴血分）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·果部·木瓜·主治（《别录》·转筋）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·果部·木瓜·主治（藏器·强筋骨）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·果部·木瓜·主治（好古·去湿和胃）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·果部·木瓜·气味（诜·不可多食损齿及骨）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.