Sichuan chinaberry (Chuanlianzi)
Fructus Toosedan
Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Toosedan.
Common Name: Sichuan chinaberry, Melia,
Fruit of Sichuan pagoda tree.
Botanical Name: Melia toosendan Sieb. et Zucc. (Family: Meliaceae).
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The fruit is gathered in winter,
cleaned and dried in the sun and broken into pieces.
Properties & Taste: Bitter, cold
and slightly toxic.
Meridians: Liver, stomach, small
intestine and urinary bladder.
Functions: To regulate qi and stop pain.
Indications & Combinations:
1. Qi stagnation in the liver and stomach
manifested as epigastric and abdominal distension and pain. Sichuan
chinaberry (Chuanlianzi) is used with Corydalis tuber (Yanhusuo) in the formula
Jinlingzi San.
2. Hernia with painful swelling of testicles
or scrotum. Sichuan chinaberry (Chuanlianzi) is used with Costus root
(Muxiang), Fennel fruit (Xiaohuixiang) and Evodia fruit (Wuzhuyu) in the
formula Daoqi Tang.
Dosage: 3-10 g decocted in water for an
oral dose.
Cautions & Contraindications: This
herb is contraindicated in cases with deficiency and cold in the stomach and
spleen.
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