Herb

White Mustard (Bai jie)

白芥bai jie
1 sourceSemen Sinapis

Warms the lung and moves qi, transforms cold phlegm and dispels rheum, and disperses nodules and swelling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·荤辛·白芥·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：主冷气；安五脏，功与芥同；白芥子温肺利气、化痰逐饮、散结消肿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·白芥·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·白芥·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·白芥·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.