Zao Jia O - 皂角 - Fructus Gleditsiae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Fructus Gleditsiae
Common English:	Chinese Honeylocust Fruit Gleditsia Fruit

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid (Salty)	Warm (Slightly Toxic)	Lung Large Intestine (Small Intestine)	1-5g Powder: 0.6-1.5g Tincture: 0.25-1.5ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Dispels Phlegm	Obstruction due to stubborn Phlegm impairing the normal descent of Lung Qi with cough or wheezing with copious sputum that is difficult to expectorate as well as Phlegm nodules
Opens the Orifices and revives the Spirit	Sudden loss of consciousness with facial paralysis or seizures due to excessive Phlegm. (treats only the manifestation, combine with other herbs to treat the root)
Dissipates clumps and reduces swellings	Initial stages of abscesses or boils Abscesses in which there is difficulty in discharging pus
Unblocks the bowels and expels roundworms as a suppository	Constipation and Intestinal obstruction due to roundworms

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Separate the ingestion of drugs and this herb by at least two hours to prevent this herb from binding with them and creating an insoluble, indigestible mass.

Hb. Ephedrae Ma Huang Rz. Bistortae Quan Shen Pig Bile	Alumen Ming Fan	Hb. Asari Xi Xin
Chronic bronchitis with cough or wheezing, a stifling sensation in the chest and viscous, difficult-to-expectorate sputum.	Wind-Phlegm leading to Wind-Stroke, coma or seizures with profuse Phlegm obstructing the orifices with drooling. Asthma due to profuse Phlegm.	As a nasal insufflation for sudden loss of consciousness, clenched jaw, breathing difficulty and a pale, ashen complexion. As a suppository to treat constipation or lack of peristalsis.
Hb. Asari Xi Xin Mel Feng Mi	Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua	Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi
As a rectal suppository for constipation.	Initial stages of abscesses and boils.	Un-ulcerated or ulcerated abscesses with difficulty discharging pus.
Fr. Jujube Da Zao	Fr. Jujube Da Zao Mel Feng Mi	Vinegar
Phlegm Accumulation in the chest, with cough.	Consumptive Lung disorders. Lung abscess with cough.	Apply topically as a paste for abscesses and boils.
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
Constipation.

When thick, greasy, filthy, turbid Phlegm lies in the Intestines or Stomach, Zao Jiao can scour it out and flush it away, leaving the Stomach and Intestines clean and pure.
It is used for chronic bronchitis, coma, fainting, sleep disturbed by Phlegm, Windstroke, tetanus and convulsions from infections.
Zao Jiao and Rz. Arisaematis Preparatum Zhi Tian Nan Xing are both acrid, warm and intense, and both excel at dislodging Phlegm. Together they treat copious Phlegm surging upward with clenched jaw and aphasia in Wind-Stroke, seizures and withdrawal mania. Zao Jiao is better at opening the jaw and the Orifices and at moistening the Intestines. Zhi Tian Nan Xing additionally expels Wind and unblocks the collaterals, and is better for copious Phlegm with Internal Wind, or for Phlegm Obstructing the channels and collaterals and causing numbness of the limbs.
Gleditsia Seeds Zao Jiao Ci are acrid, warm and moist, and work best to moisten the Intestines when Dryness causes constipation, hemorrhoids, Intestinal Wind with bleeding, tinea or dysenteric disorders with tenesmus. The dosage is 3-9g.
Pig-Tooth Gleditsia Zhu Ya Zao is the infertile, old or damaged pod. It opens the Orifices more strongly and is the superior choice for lockjaw. It is the type most commonly used.