Quisqualis Fruit (Shijunzi)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Fructus Quisqualis |
| Botanical Name: | Quisqualis indica L. |
| Common Name: | Quisqualis fruit Rangoon creeper fruit with seeds |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Kaibao Bencao |
| Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The fruit is gathered in September or October when its skin turns purplish. The seeds are collected after the fruit is dried in the sun. |
| Properties and Taste: | Sweet and warm |
| Meridian: | Spleen and stomach |
| Functions: | To kill parasites |
| Indications and Combinations: | Roundworm (ascariasis). *Use with Chinaberry bark (Kulianpi) and Areca seed (Binglang). |
| Dosage: | 6-10 g |
| Cautions: | Over dosage of the herb will cause hiccups, dizziness, vertigo and vomiting. Taking this herb with hot tea can also cause hiccups. |