This product is the dried mature fruit of the deciduous vine-like shrub Quisqualis Fruit (Quisqualis indica L.) from the Quisqualis Fruit family. It is primarily produced in Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and other regions. The fruit is harvested when the skin turns purple-black from September to October and then dried. The shell is removed, and the seed kernel is used either raw or roasted.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sweet, warm. act on spleen and stomach channels.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Expel parasites and eliminate stagnation.

bubble_chart Indications

1. Used for roundworm syndromes/patterns, pinworm syndromes/patterns. This product has the effect of expelling parasites and is particularly effective against roundworms and pinworms. For mild cases, simply stir-fry the product until fragrant and chew it directly; for severe cases, it can be combined with Sichuan Chinaberry Bark, large-fruited elm, and other medicinal combinations to enhance its anthelmintic effects, such as in Quisqualis Fruit Powder.
2. Used for infantile malnutrition. Quisqualis Fruit is sweet and warm, capable of both expelling parasites and resolving food retention, as well as supporting the spleen and stomach. Therefore, it is used to treat infantile malnutrition characterized by a pale yellow complexion, emaciation with a distended abdomen, and abdominal pain due to parasites. It is often used in combination with Areca Seed, Medicated Leaven, Germinated Barley, and others, such as in Chubby Child Pill.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Kaibao Materia Medica: "Indicated for infantile malnutrition, turbid urine, killing worms, treating diarrhea and dysentery."
2. Compendium of Materia Medica: "Strengthens the spleen and stomach, eliminates deficiency heat, treats various infantile diseases and skin sores." "This substance has a sweet taste and warm nature, capable of both killing worms and benefiting the spleen and stomach, thus it can restrain deficiency heat and stop diarrhea and dysentery, making it an essential medicine for various pediatric diseases." "Avoid hot tea as it may cause diarrhea upon consumption."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct and take 10-15g; fry until fragrant and chew, 6-9g. For children, take 1-1.5 grains per year of age daily, with a total dose not exceeding 20 grains. Take on an empty stomach once daily for 3 consecutive days.

Excessive intake may cause reactions such as hiccups, vertigo, vomiting, and diarrhea. If taken with hot tea, it can also lead to hiccups and diarrhea, so tea should be avoided when taking it.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This variety of seeds contains potassium quisqualate, pyridine, sucrose, common fenugreek seed, and 20-27% fatty oil. It has a strong paralyzing effect on roundworms and pinworms. The main active ingredient for its anthelmintic effect is potassium quisqualate, and there are also reports suggesting a connection with the contained pyridine. The aqueous extract of Quisqualis Fruit has an inhibitory effect on certain skin fungi.