木瓜
| Name (CN) | 木瓜 (Mù guā) |
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| Synonyms (CN) | 楙、木梨、木桃、宣木瓜、皱皮木瓜、光皮木瓜、铁脚梨、炒木瓜 、木瓜实、铁脚梨、秋木瓜、酸木瓜 |
| Name (EN) | Papaya, Chaenomeles Sinensis, Common Floweringquince Fruit, Fruit Of Ommon Floweringquince |
| Scientific name(s) | Chaenomeles Speciosa (Sweet) Nakai, Fructus Chaenomelis, Chaenomelessinensis, Chaenomeles Fructus |
| Used section | Fruits |
| Taste | Sour |
| Channel Tropism | Induce in the liver and spleen meridians. |
| Cold/Hot properties | Warm |
| Group | Plant [Fruits And Products] |
| Origin | The dried, nearly ripe fruit of Chaenomelesspeciosa (Sweet) Nakai, family Rosaceae. |
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| Function and treatment | Calming the liver and soothing the tendons, harmonizing the stomach and resolving dampness. Used for dampness and paralysis, soreness and pain in the joints of the waist and knees, vomiting and diarrhea, and edema of the feet. |
| Origin and best harvesting period | Papaya is mainly produced in Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Shandong, Jiangxi, Hubei, Guangxi, Shaanxi and other provinces and regions. Anhui is also known as "Xuan papaya". The fruits are picked in autumn when they are ripe, dried in the sun, or dried in the sun after longitudinal dissection, or scalded in boiling water for 5 minutes, removed, dissected with a copper knife and dried in the sun. |