Herb
Spider Flower (Bai hua cai)
白花菜bai hua cai
1 sourceSafety notes recordedCleome gynandra L.
Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.
Recorded for downbearing qi, washing hemorrhoids, applied to wind-damp impediment pain, and in wine for malaria. Recorded as toxic.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·荤辛·白花菜·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：下气；煎水洗痔，捣烂敷风湿痹痛，擂酒饮止疟。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦、辛，微毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·白花菜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·白花菜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·白花菜·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·白花菜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.