Shi Jun Zi - 使君子 - Fructus Quisqualis

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Fructus Quisqualis
Common English:	Quisqualis Rangoon Creeper Fruit with Seeds

Category

Herbs That Expel Parasites (Anthelmintics)

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet (Fragrant)	Warm ( Slightly Toxic)	Spleen Stomach	4.5-12g Children: 1 seed per year of age up to 20 seeds Tincture: 2-4ml 9-12g (Secondary source)

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Kills parasites	Roundworms, threadworms, hookworms and pinworms (can be used alone), scabies
Strengthens the Spleen, dissolves accumulations and improves digestion	Childhood nutritional impairment, abdominal distention, poor appetite or a weak constitution

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Sm. Arecae Bing Lang Cx. Meliae Ku Lian Pi	Sm. Arecae Bing Lang Cx. Meliae Ku Lian Pi Fr. Ulmi Macrocarpae Preparatus Wu Yi Fr. Carpesii He Shi	Rx. Stemonae Bai Bu
Dislodges and expels roundworms.	Dislodges and expels roundworms with a stronger effect.	Pinworms.
Rx. Stemonae Bai Bu Sm. Arecae Bing Lang Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang	Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu	Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang Hb. Aloes Lu Hui
Topically for pinworms.	Childhood nutritional impairment with significant Food Stagnation.	Childhood nutritional impairment with constipation.
Fr. Ulmi Macrocarpae Preparatus Wu Yi Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao	Rz. Picrorhizae Hu Huang Lian Sm. Myristicae Rou Dou Kou	Rz. Picrorhizae Hu Huang Lian Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
Childhood nutritional impairment due to parasites.	Chronic childhood nutritional impairment with abdominal distention and anorexia.	Severe chronic childhood nutritional impairment with emaciation and jaundice.
Hb. Aloes Lu Hui	Rice Water	Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
Strongly expels parasites, drains Heat and reduces accumulation in the Intestines due to constipation associated with overabundant Heat.	Remove the shell, crush into a fine powder and serve on an empty stomach at 5:00 a.m. or in the early morning.	Childhood nutritional impairment with Spleen Qi Deficiency and weakness.
Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke Sm. Arecae Bing Lang	Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
Childhood nutritional impairment with abdominal bloating.	Childhood nutritional impairment with constipation.

Notes

It also kills Trichomonas.

1. Because it is sweet, it is particularly useful for children.
2. Possible side effects are nausea, vomiting, hiccup, vertigo and belching.
3. Being especially effective against roundworms and childhood nutritional impairment, it is among the most widely used anthelmintics.
4. It can be chewed and swallowed with no need for laxatives, which makes it particularly suitable for children.
5. It treats turbid urine, diarrhea and dysenteric disorders that accompany childhood nutritional impairment.
6. It is regarded as one of the most powerful anti-parasitic herbs.
7. Shi Jun Zi and Sm. Torreyae Fei Zi are both sweet and relatively nontoxic, kill parasites without injuring the Spleen, and contain fatty oils that lubricate the Intestines. Shi Jun Zi is superior for expelling roundworms; it moistens the Lungs, stops cough, tonifies the Spleen, augments the Stomach to aid digestion and treats childhood nutritional impairment. Fei Zi is superior for expelling hookworms and pinworms, and it moistens the Lungs and stops cough.
8. Shi Jun Zi and Cx. Meliae Ku Lian Pi both expel parasites and work well against roundworms. Ku Lian Pi is bitter and cold, clears Damp-Heat, is hard on the digestion and is relatively toxic. Shi Jun Zi is sweet and warm, augments the Spleen and Stomach, treats accumulations in childhood nutritional impairment and eliminates Deficiency Heat.
9. Rangoon Creeper Flesh, Shi Jun Zi Rou, kills parasites more strongly but is also more toxic, causing nausea and dizziness, so a smaller dose should be used.
10. Dry-fried Rangoon Creeper Kernels, Chao Shi Jun Zi Ren, are less toxic, taste better, kill parasites more strongly and strengthen the Spleen. They are especially suited to children with intestinal parasites or childhood nutritional impairment, and may be used alone.