Description

Common name: chinese honeylocust fruit, gleditsia

properties: acrid, warm, slightly toxic.味辛，性溫。

meridians: liver, stomach

function: early stages of boils , difficulty in discharging of pus, eczema, and leprosy. 皂角剌 : 癰腫初起，膿成不潰，癰腫瘡毒，麻風，瘡癬。

dosage: 用法用量: often used in powder form: 1 to 1.5 G daily. For decoction: 1.5 To 5 g. Also for external use.

皂角: 多研末服，1～1.5G；亦可入湯劑，1.5～5G。外用適量。

caution: do not overdose. Large amount can induce vomiting and diarrhea. Do not to use during pregnancy or in cases of qixu (qi deficiency) or yinxu (yin deficiency), or hemoptysis
内服劑量不宜過大，恐引起嘔吐、腹瀉。本品辛散走竄之性极强，宜用于頑痰實証體壯者。孕婦、氣虚、 陰虚及咳嗽有血者忌用。

this statement has not been evaluated by the food and drug administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Unless used under instructions by a licensed herbalist.