Zao Jiao Chinese Honeylocust Abnormal Fruit Fructus Gleditsiae Abnormalis

Zao Jiao | Chinese Honeylocust Abnormal Fruit | Fructus Gleditsiae Abnormalis | 皂角刺 Zào Jiǎo

皂角刺（Zao Jiao） 是豆科植物皂荚 (Gleditsia sinensis Lam.) 在发育异常形成的刺状果实干燥而成，是中医传统用于祛痰开窍、拔毒排脓的重要草本药材。性温，味辛，有良好的通窍醒神、消肿散结、催脓外排作用，常用于调理痰闭昏迷、喉痹肿痛、痈疽疮疡、乳痈初起等证，内服外用皆可，尤以外敷拔毒见长。

Zao Jiao, or Chinese Honeylocust Abnormal Fruit (Fructus Gleditsiae Abnormalis), is the dried, abnormal fruit spine of Gleditsia sinensis, used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to dislodge phlegm, open sensory orifices, and expel pus. Pungent and warm in nature, it is particularly effective for awakening consciousness in phlegm-induced coma, resolving swellings and abscesses, and is widely used both internally and externally for suppurative conditions.

🌿 Key Benefits | 产品功效

• 🧠 Opens orifices & dislodges phlegm
  （通窍醒神，祛除顽痰闭阻）

• 💥 Expels pus & reduces swelling
  （排脓消肿，适用于痈疽疮疡）

• 🌡️ Dispels toxicity & disperses nodules
  （拔毒散结，化解疮毒肿块）

• 🔄 Promotes circulation in blocked areas
  （通络活血，用于局部瘀阻肿痛）

✅ Product Details | 产品规格

• 100% pure Fructus Gleditsiae Abnormalis (Zao Jiao)
  （天然皂荚异形果刺，传统采集晒干）

• Available in whole spine or powdered form
  （提供整刺或磨粉规格）

• No additives, preservatives, or sulfur processing
  （不含添加剂、防腐剂或硫熏处理）

• Suitable for external poultices, decoctions, or TCM formulas
  （可用于煎汤、配方、研末外敷）

📦 Suggested Use | 使用方法

• 内服：每次1–3 克，煎汤服用（量小慎用，建议在医师指导下使用）

• 外用：研末调膏外敷肿胀处，有助拔毒消肿、排脓散结

• 搭配银花、连翘、乳香等，可增强清热解毒、疮痈调理作用

• 常用于乳痈初起、痈疽未溃、喉痹肿痛等局部热毒积聚情况

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