Herb

An lu (Artemisia keiskeana)

庵䕡an lu
1 sourceArtemisia keiskeana Miq.

Recorded for the seed dispersing blood stasis and water-qi, and for wind-cold-damp impediment with body pain and amenorrhea.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·庵䕡·主治（本经）

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：《本经》载子主五脏瘀血、腹中水气、胪胀留热、风寒湿痹、身体诸痛；《别录》载疗心下坚、膈中寒热、周痹、妇人月水不通、消食明目。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，微寒，无毒（《别录》谓微温）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·庵䕡·集解（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·庵䕡·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·庵䕡·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·庵䕡·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.