Herb

Pistachio (A yue hun zi)

阿月浑子a yue hun zi
1 sourcePistacia vera L.

Recorded for dysentery, dispelling cold-qi, strengthening the body, and for cold loins and kidney-yin vacuity.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十·山果·阿月浑子·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：主诸痢，去冷气，令人肥健；治腰冷、阴肾虚弱。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，涩，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·山果·阿月浑子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·山果·阿月浑子·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·山果·阿月浑子·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.