Herb
Bai hao (an Artemisia)
白蒿bai hao
1 source
Recorded for wind-cold-damp impediment, supplementing the centre and qi, and promoting the hair; eaten as a pickled herb.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·白蒿·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》载主五脏邪气、风寒湿痹、补中益气、长毛发令黑、疗心悬少食常饥，久服轻身、耳目聪明不老；生挼醋淹为菹食甚益人。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒（思邈谓辛平；时珍谓发疮疥）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·白蒿·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·白蒿·释名（蒌蒿）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·白蒿·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·白蒿·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·白蒿·气味（时珍·发疮疥）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.