Herb

Bai chang (Sweet flag)

白昌bai chang
1 sourceAcorus calamus L.

Recorded for killing worms and parasites, relieving wind-damp cough, and applied to scabies.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十九·水草·白昌·主治（弘景）

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：《别录》载主食诸虫；弘景谓主风湿咳逆、去虫、断蚤虱；苏颂谓研末油调涂疥瘙。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，无毒（《别录》甘、辛，温）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·白昌·集解（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·白昌·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·白昌·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·白昌·主治（弘景）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.