chuan
lian zi
ku
lian zi
苦 楝 子
ku
lian pi
苦 楝 皮
Edited
by:
Joe Hing Kwok Chu
Pharmaceutical
name:
Fructus Meliae Toosendan
Latin
botanical name:
Melia toosendan Sieb. et Zucc.
Pron. in
Japanese: senrenshi
Pron. in Korean: ch'onnyonja
Pron. in
Cantonese: chun
lin ji
Common Name: melia
Other Name:
別名:
jin ling zi金鈴子
Distribution: Gansu, Sichuan, yunnan, Guizhou, Hubei
Properties
(characteristics) bitter,
cold slightly toxic 苦，寒，有小毒。
Channels
(meridians) entered: bladder,
liver, small intestine, stomach
膀胱、肝、小腸、胃
Actions
& Indications: 功用主治:
promote
qi flow, rid of dampness- heat,
clear liver fire,
rid of pain, promote
urination,
regulates qi,
kills parasites.
Also used externally
for fungus infections of scalp.
除濕熱，清肝火，止痛，利小便 ， 殺蟲。治熱厥心痛，協痛，疝痛，蟲積腹痛。
Medical Functions:
rids of worms inhibits pain chuan lian zi with ye ju hua for treatment of
cirrhosis of the liver inhibits fungi﹐like
Trichophyton,
Candida, Cryptococcosis
驅蟲作用
鎮痛作用 川楝子加野菊花治肝硬化 抗真菌作用：如白癬菌，白色念珠菌，新月形隱球菌
Chemical
ingredients:
Tridecane
正十三烷
toosendanin
苦楝素，即川楝素
kulinone
苦楝酮
kulactone
苦楝内酯
kulolactone
苦洛内酯
meliantriol
苦楝子三醇
β-Sitosterol
β-穀 甾醇
isotoosendanin
isochuanliansu
21-O-methyltoosendapentol
lipomelianol
lipomelianyl
3-O-stearate
palmitate 棕櫚酸鹽
myristate 荳蔻酸鹽
laurate 月桂酸鹽
21-Oacetyltoodendantriol
melia-ionoside A,B
Dosage: 3~9
g, smashed
Modern
Application:
Modern
Application:
1.
stomach pain 2. gastric ulcers 3. inflammation of
the stomach 4. inlfammation of
the gall bladder 5.round worms in the
gall bladder and bile duct 6. diarrhea 7. mastitis 8. mastic tumors 9. chronic
inflammation of pelvic area 10. appendicitis 11. contraction of
testes into the cavities 12. inflammation of
the testes 13. pain in the
testes 14. fungus of the
scalp (external use) 15. frost bites
Cautions:
注意﹕
The
effective dosage is very close to toxic dosage. Five or six
pieces of fruit can cause death. Children taking 0.3~0.4 g
had
experience toxic reactions. 2~4 g had caused death.
川楝子有效劑量接近中毒的劑量。五﹐六顆川楝子可為致死劑量。小兒服 0.3~0.4 克
曾經有中毒記錄。 2~4 克 曾經有致死記錄。
Note: chuan lian zi means lian zi produced
in Sichuan province of China.
Li Shi Zhen
mentioned in his works that lian zi produced
in Sichuan are the best. So all lian zi sold in
the Chinese herb stores are called chuan lian
zi. Ku lian zi literally means bitter lian zi.
List of Health Problems
Chinese Herb Dictionary
