Herb

Pomegranate (An shi liu)

安石榴an shi liu
1 sourcePericarpium Granati

Recorded for dry throat and thirst; the sour rind astringes the intestines to check diarrhea and dysentery and kills worms, and the flower staunches bleeding.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十·山果·安石榴·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：主咽喉燥渴；理乳石毒、制三尸虫；酸石榴皮涩肠止泻、杀虫止痢，榴花止血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、酸，温，涩，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·山果·安石榴·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·安石榴·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·安石榴·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.