Chaenomeles speciosa 木瓜 (Mugua, Flowering Quince)

Mugua, belonging to the family Rosaceae, is a thorny deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub native to eastern Asia. As a traditional crude drug in TCM, Mugua is the dried nearly ripe fruit of (Sweet) Nakai, called flowering quince. C. speciosa is taller than another commonly cultivated species like C. , usually growing to about 2 m or more. The flowers are usually red, but may be white or pink, and the fruit is a fragrant but hard pome that resembles a quince.