Pagoda Tree Fruit (Chuan Lian Zi)

Chinese Bulk Herbs – Pagoda Tree Fruit (Chuan Lian Zi)

Chinese Bulk Herbs Pagoda Tree Fruit (Chuan Lian Zi) is good for helping to balance lung, liver and kidney disharmonies. Known in the west as white cedar, the wood, leaves, and fruit of this plant have enjoyed a variety of uses in herbalism and agriculture.

Latin Name:

Chinese Name:
Chuan Lian Zi

Common Names:
Toosendan Fruit, chinaberry tree, pride of India, bead-tree, Cape lilac, syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, Indian lilac, white cedar

Parts Used:

Whole, Dried Fruit

Properties:

Traditional Uses:

A constituent in traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Pagoda Tree fruit has properties which provide benefit in herbal formulations.

Topical Uses / Applications:

Culinary Uses:

Folk Lore:
N/A

Chemical Properties:

Toosendanin, extracted from the fruit and bark of Melia toosendan Sieb et Zucc. A triterpenoid that carries analgesic, insecticidal and anti-inflammatory properties.

Isotoosendanin, an isolated limonoid taken from the fruit of Melia toosendan. This chemical has powerful anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.

Cautions:
GRAS: Generally Recognized as Safe. This herb can be safely consumed when used appropriately.

*Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Resources:
https://www.medchemexpress.com/NaturalProducts/melia-toosendan-sieb-et-zucc.html