Axillary Southem Wildjujube
Choerospondias Axillaris
Nan Suan Zao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; sour; neutral

Part(s) used

Fresh fruit or seed

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To move qi and quicken blood, nourish heart and quiet spirit, disperse accumulation, resolve toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Qi stagnation and blood stasis, chest pain, palmus and breathe hard, neurasthenia, insomnia, bronchitis, food stagnation and abdominal fullness, diarrhea, mounting qi (hernia), burns and scalds.