Herb

Bletilla Tuber

白及bai ji
1 sourceRhizoma Bletillae

Staunches bleeding, especially of the lung, reduces swelling and engenders flesh to heal sores and abscesses, and relieves pain.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十二·草部·白及·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》载白及主痈肿恶疮败疽、伤阴死肌、胃中邪气、贼风鬼击、痱缓不收；甄权谓结热不消、令人肌滑；大明谓止惊邪血邪血痢、生肌止痛；李杲谓止肺血；李时珍谓入肺止血、生肌治疮。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒（《本经》根；《别录》谓辛、微寒）；李杲谓苦、甘、微寒、性涩、阳中之阴。·Meridians: 肺（手太阴）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·白及（《本经》下品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·白及·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·白及·气味（《本经》根）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·白及·发明（时珍·入肺止血）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·白及·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·白及·主治（大明·生肌止痛）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·白及·主治（李杲·止肺血）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·白及·气味（之才·反乌头）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
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