Choerospondias, Guang Zao 广枣 Hog Plum; Choerospondias fruitGuang Zao  广枣  (TCM)Snying Zho Sha  སྙིང་ཞོ་ཤ  (Tibetan) Hooker, Icones Plantarum, vol. 26 (1898) Choerospondias axillaris (Photo by Zhangzhugang) (Wikimedia) Choerospondias Guang Zao(Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Choerospondias axillaris Parts used: Dried Ripe Fruit; the seed is used synonymously in TCM. Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Cool. Sweet, Sour Uses: 1. Moves Qi and Blood -Chest pain from Qi and Blood stasis-Shortness of Breath2. Nourishes the Heart, Clears Heat, Calms the Mind and Spirit:-Restlessness, Anxiety, Insomnia, Neurasthenia-Heart Fire, Carditis (Tibetan Medicine)-Palpitation3. Clears Obstruction, Resolves Toxin:–food stagnation with abdominal fullness-Diarrhea-Bronchitis-Hernia Dose: 1–2 ½ grams Comment: In Tibetan Medicine, it is one of the 3 Zho Sha medicines:i. Choerospondias has Heart-shaped seed and benefits the Heartii. Mucuna prurita (and Canavalia gladiata) have Kidney-shaped seed and benefits the Kidneysiii. Entada scandens has Spleen-shaped seeds and benefits the Spleen.These three medicines are sometimes combined Substitutes: 1. Fruit of Spondias pinnata2. Plum (Fruit of Prunus spp.) in Buryat region3. Zizyphus seed Suan Zao Ren may be an acceptable substitute. Main Combinations: 1. Anxiety, irritability, poor concentration, mental dullness, Insanity, Mild Depression:i. Choerospondias Guang Zao with Asafetida, Costus, Nutmeg, Betel Nut (as in Mental Happiness of Tibetan Medicine)ii. Choerospondias Guang…

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