Herb

Ai na xiang (Ngai camphor / Blumea)

艾纳香ai na xiang
1 sourceBlumea balsamifera (L.) DC.

Recorded for warming the abdomen against cold diarrhea, dispelling foul qi, and when burned for warding off pestilence.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·芳草类·艾纳香·主治（志）

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：志谓去恶气杀虫、主腹冷泄痢；李珣谓主伤寒五泄、心腹注气、止肠鸣、下寸白、烧之辟瘟疫、合蜂窠浴脚气；藏器谓治癣辟蛇。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温、平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·艾纳香·集解（志·广志）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·艾纳香·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·艾纳香·主治（志）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.