Herb

Asafoetida (A wei)

阿魏a wei
1 sourceResina Ferulae

Dispels accumulations and food stasis, kills worms and dispels foul qi, and resolves meat toxins.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十四·香木·阿魏·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：杀诸小虫，去臭气，破癥积，下恶气，除邪鬼蛊毒；治风邪鬼疰、心腹中冷、传尸冷气、霍乱心腹痛；消肉积，解自死牛羊马肉诸毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·阿魏·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·阿魏·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·阿魏·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.