Gleditsia japonica vs Crescentia Cujete

Japanese honeylocust; pods used in Japanese folk medicine as expectorant and anti-inflammatory.

Tropical American tree producing large gourd-like fruits used medicinally across Latin America for respiratory conditions, wound healing, and as a traditional cough syrup.

saponins, flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins

crescentin, phenolics, saponins, flavonoids, sterols

cough with phlegm, skin diseases, constipation

cough, bronchitis, wound healing, hypertension, constipation

expectorant, anti-inflammatory, laxative

expectorant, antimicrobial, wound healing, antihypertensive

1-3g dried pod powder 2x/day

Fruit syrup 30ml 3x daily or decoction 200ml

pregnancy, GI ulcers

pregnancy, excessive use, allergy

GI irritation, uterine stimulation

nausea at high doses, mild laxative effect