Herb

Emblic (An mo le)

庵摩勒an mo le
1 sourceFructus Phyllanthi

Recorded for wind-vacuity heat-qi, supplementing and boosting qi, engendering fluids to relieve thirst, moistening the lung, transforming phlegm and resolving toxin.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十一·夷果·庵摩勒·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：主风虚热气，补益强气；生津止渴、润肺化痰、解毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·庵摩勒·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·庵摩勒·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·庵摩勒·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.