Chinese Honeylocust Spine is the dried spine of Gleditsia sinensis Lam. (Fam. Leguminosae).

Action: To cause subsidence of swelling, to draw out of pus, and to kill parasites.

Indications: Caruncle and boil at the early stage or formation of abscess difficult to burst; external use for scabies and leprosy.

Usage: For external use, appropriate quantity to be steamed with vinegar and applied topically.