Stauntonia, Ye Mu Gua Stauntonia, Ye Mu Gua 野木瓜 Chinese Stauntonvine, False Lychee, Japanese Quince Ye Mu Gua (TCM) Stauntonia chinensisHooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum [Hooker’s Icones plantarum] (1909) Botanical name: Stauntonia chinensisChinese sources state that there are several other closely related species that look similar and have similar effects, without giving specific species. Parts used: Root, Root-bark, Stem and Leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Wind, Opens the Channels:-Neuralgia, Trigeminal Neuralgia-Rheumatic Arthralgia-Sciatica2. Moves the Blood, Relieves Pain:-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea-Trauma, Bruising, Pain from Trauma-Stomach pain, Gastro-duodenal Ulcers-regarded as Cardiotonic-analgesic effect used for postoperative pain and neuralgia, takes 30 minutes to work and lasts 3 hours.3. Resolves Swellings:-Swelling of the Testicles-Abscess-Tumors4. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:-Edema, Dysuria-Cystitis5. Kills Worms: (Fruit)-fruits are used for Roundworms and Whipworms Dose: Taken with wine to move the blood and relieve pain.Decoction: 9–15 grams (up to 30 grams), or infused in wine.Beaten and applied topically for external use. Main Combinations: 1. Pain (postoperative pain, trauma pain, neuralgia, headache):i. 30 grams is decocted down and taken to reduce pain. Pain is relieved in 15 minutes and analgesic effect lasts up to 4 hours.ii. Pills are prepared, each pill equal to 30 grams of crude…

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