Herb

White Lettuce (Bai ju)

白苣bai ju
1 sourceLactuca sativa var. angustata Irish ex Bremer

Recorded for strengthening the sinews and bones, disinhibiting the five viscera, easing the chest, freeing the channels, and brightening the mind and teeth.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·白苣·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：补筋骨，利五脏，开胸膈拥气，通经脉，止脾气，令人齿白、聪明少睡。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·白苣·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·白苣·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·白苣·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.