Chinese Honeylocust Abnormal Fruit
Gleditsiae Fructus Abnormalis, Fructus Gleditsiae Abnormalis
Zhu Ya Zao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pungent; salty; warm; slightly toxic

Part(s) used

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel phlegm , to restore consciousness, and to reduce modulation and cause the subsidence of swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Treatment of loss of consciousness in stroke and epilepsy, sore throat, dyspnea and cough with phlegm difficult to spit out, constipation, external use for subcutaneous pyogenic infections.