Chuan Lian Zi - Melia toosendan

Professional Data
 Pin Yin
Chuan Lian Zi
 
 Latin
Fructus Meliae toosendan
 Introduction Back to Top
Fructus Meliae toosendan is the dried ripe fruit of Melia toosendan Sieb. et Zucc. (Fam. Meliaceae). The drug is collected in winter when ripe, removed from foreign matter, and dried.
 Western medical Back to Top
The herb can be used to treat chronic gastritis, acute mastitis, and tinea capitis, etc..
 Eastern medical Back to Top
  • Soothes the Liver, regulates qi, kills worms and treats tinea.
  • Bitter, cold.
  • Channels Entered: Liver, Stomach, Small Intestine and Bladder.
 Chemical constituents Back to Top
The herb contains toosendanin and various triterpenes.
 Pharmacological actions Back to Top
Helminthic and anti-fungi effects

The herb could drive out bellyworms. It had inhibitory effect on ferrugineous microsporum.
 Clinical Studies Back to Top
Chronic gastritis

Powder of chuan lian zi 0.5g, powder of yan hu suo, 0.5g and hibitane 0.2g were mixed and encapsulated, tid, before meals, 4 weeks as a course of treatment. 40 cases of chronic gastritis caused by campylobacter pybridis. Inflammation disappeared in 28 cases, relieved obviously in 12 cases. This method was also effective on 220 cases of ulcer.

Acute mastitis

Powder of chuan lian zi 9g, brown sugar 60g, taken with yellow wine or boiled water, 10~20g every time, once to twice every day, for 2~5 days. 43 cases were treated, after 2~4 doses, all the patients were cured within three days.

Tinea capitis

chuan lian zi was grounded into fine powder after being parched to yellow, and made into 50% ointment with cooked lard or Vaseline. Shave the patients' hair completely and wash the scab clean, then wash with alum water. and wipe to dry. Apply the ointment, the depth was 2~3mm. Once every day, 10 consecutive days as a course of treatment. Usually, the disease could be cured after 2~3 courses. The effective rate was above 90%.
 
 References Back to Top

Except those noted, all references come from Weng Weiliang, et al., Clinical Chinese materia medica, Henan Science & Technology Press, 1998