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Qing Guo青果

Canarii, Fructus · Chinese Olive · Chinese White Olive

Herbs that Clear Heat 清热药《日华子本草》

Overview

The Chinese olive, eaten fresh as a sour-sweet fruit and dried for medicine. Sweet, sour and neutral, it clears and moistens the Lung and Stomach, and its particular value is a throat that is dry, raw and swollen — it is chewed or sucked as readily as it is decocted. Folk practice also uses it after over-drinking and for discomfort following fish or shellfish.

Nature & Flavor

Sweet, sour · Neutral

Channels

Lung · Stomach

Typical Dosage

4.5–9 g in decoction
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Actions

3 core actions

  • Clears the Lung, benefits the throatDry, sore, swollen throat, hoarseness and loss of voice, cough with scanty sticky phlegm.
  • Generates fluids, relieves thirstDry mouth and thirst after febrile illness, or from prolonged speaking and singing.
  • Resolves toxicityTraditionally taken for the after-effects of alcohol and for upset following fish or shellfish.

In Formulas

Formulas containing Qing Guo

No published formula lists this herb yet — the library is growing.

Indications & Clinical Uses

  • Sore, dry or hoarse throat; loss of voice from overuse
    - Cough with scanty sticky phlegm
    - Thirst and dry mouth after fever
    - Traditional use after over-drinking or fish and shellfish upset

Western Medical Keywords

Searchable condition terms

Sore throatHoarsenessDry mouthCough

Contraindications

Cautions

Mild, but sour and astringent: it is not the herb for a sore throat at the very start of an exterior invasion with copious phlegm, where astringency can hold the pathogen in. Use with care in cold Spleen and Stomach patterns with loose stools.

Contraindicated in pregnancy: No specific restriction — practitioner judgment applies

For licensed practitioners’ reference only

References

  1. Bensky, Clavey & Stöger. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, 3rd ed.
    2. 《中华人民共和国药典》.
    3. 《中药大辞典》.

Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.