Herb

Patrinia (Bai jiang cao)

败酱草bai jiang cao
1 sourceHerba Patriniae

Clears heat and resolves toxicity, drains pus and disperses abscess, and quickens the blood to relieve postpartum pain.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·草部·败酱·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》载败酱主暴热火疮赤气、疥瘙疽痔、马鞍热气；《别录》除痈肿浮肿结热、风痹不足、产后腹痛；甄权谓破多年凝血、能化脓为水、产后诸病、止腹痛；大明谓治血气心腹痛、破癥结、排脓补瘘。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒（《本经》）；《别录》谓咸、微寒；李时珍谓手足阳明厥阴药也。·Meridians: 胃（足阳明）, 大肠（手阳明）, 肝（足厥阴）

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类·败酱（《本经》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·败酱·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·败酱·气味（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·败酱·发明（时珍·手足阳明厥阴药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·败酱·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·败酱·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·败酱·主治（甄权·化脓为水）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·败酱·主治（大明·催生落胞孕慎）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.