Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/zao-jiao/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/zao-jiao/">Bencao Index</a> zao jiao 皂荚 Fructus Gleditsiae Gleditsia Fruit sokaku jogak Transform Phlegm Cold Lung Large Intestine Recorded toxic in this catalogue. Read the cautions on the record.

Forcefully dispels Phlegm

Stubborn Phlegm that stops Lung Qi descending: cough or wheezing, with thick, sticky sputum that is hard to bring up Chest congestion with laboured breathing Phlegm nodules

Opens the orifices and revives the Spirit

Sudden collapse into unconsciousness from excess Phlegm, with clenched jaw, pallor and obstructed breathing Facial paralysis or seizures from excess Phlegm; it treats only the branch, so combine it with herbs for the root

Dissipates clumps and reduces swelling

Boils and abscesses in their early stage, before they ulcerate Abscesses that will not discharge their pus

Unblocks the bowels and expels roundworms (as a suppository)

Constipation or intestinal obstruction from roundworms