Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Fructus Gleditsiae Abnormalis

Latin name:

學名﹕

Gleditsia sinensis Lam.

Gleditsia triacanthos L.

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

sokaku (zao jia)

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

chogak (zao jia)

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

zyu1 ngaa4 zou6

Other Names:

別名﹕

zao jia 皂莢，ji xi zi 雞棲子，zao jiao 皂角，zhu ya zao jiao豬牙皂角，ya zao 牙皂，wu xi 烏犀，xiao zao 小皂，mei zao 眉皂，ziao zao jia 小皂莢

Common Name:

英文名﹕

abnormal Chinese Honeylocust fruit

Distribution:

產地﹕

(1) City of Beijing, City of Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, City of Shanghai, Jiansu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Taiwan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Henan

(2) Liaoning, Jiangsu, Shandong, Xinjiang (Gleditsia triacanthos L.)

(一)。 北京市、天津市、河北 、山西 、遼寧 、吉林 、黑龍江、上海市、江蘇 、浙江 、安徽 、福建 、江西 、山東 、 台灣 、 河南 、湖北 、湖南 、廣東 、 廣西 、四川 、貴州 、雲南 、陝西 、 甘肅 、青海 )。

(二)。 遼寧 、江蘇 、山東 、新疆  (Gleditsia triacanthos L.)。

Properties

 characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

acrid, salty, warm and slightly toxic

辛，鹹，溫；有小毒。

Channels  meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

lung, large instestine.

歸肺，大腸經。

藥理﹕

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

Oral: for sequelae of strokes, losing consciousness, epilepsy with abundance of phlegm, difficulty in expelling phlegm, constipation.

External usage:

1. boils﹔

2. breast engorgement in new mothers: wrap a peanut size powdered zhu ya zao in clean gauze. Dip it in 75% alcohol to wet the outer layer. Stuff it in the nostril (same side as the engorgement is) for 12 hours. If necessary repeat treatment after rested for 8 hours.

内服：用 於中風中口噤，昏迷不醒，癲癇痰盛，關竅不能，喉痺痰陰，頑痰喘痰，咯痰 不爽，大便燥結；
外治﹕
癰腫；
初產婦積乳： 用纱布包粉，以75%酒 精浸潤外層，塞鼻孔治初產婦積乳。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

The chemical of regular larger zao jiao and zhu ya zao are baiscally the same.

大皂角與豬牙皂的主要化學成分基本相同。穀脂醇

Dosage:

用量﹕

1 to 1.5 g. Mainly used in pills or in powder form.

External use: appropriate amount. Make into powder for blowing in the nose to create sneezing or use the powder and make into a paste for applying to the affected areas.

1～1.5g，多入丸散用；外用適量，研末吹鼻取嚏或 研末调敷患处。

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例﹕

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

not to use in cases of weak body, pregnancy, vomiting blood, or coughing blood.

體弱與孕婦及咯血，吐血患者忌用。