Herb

Gleditsia Pod (Zao jia)

皂荚zao jia
1 sourceSafety notes recordedFructus Gleditsiae

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for dispelling wind and phlegm, opening the orifices as a sneezing powder, and dispersing masses; the thorn disperses swelling and expels toxin. Recorded as toxic.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十五·乔木·皂荚·主治

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：主风痹死肌邪气、风头泪出，利九窍，杀精物；疗腹胀满、消谷，破坚癥，通关窍，搐鼻喷嚏；皂角刺消肿托毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、咸，温，有小毒。

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·皂荚·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·皂荚·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·皂荚·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·皂荚·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.