Chinese name:

Source:

Chaenomelis Fructus - fruit

Nature:

• warm (balanced, cool, strong, light, yin in yang)

Taste:

• sour (sweet, bitter, pungent, light)

Tropism:

• liver and spleen (lungs, kidneys, stomach)

Direction of action:

• descending

Effects:

• relaxes the tendons

• harmonises the centre in cases of dampness invasion

Dosage:

• 5 – 10 g, standardly 5 g

Contraindications:

• not suitable for hyperacidity of the stomach