Herb
Ampelopsis (Bai lian)
白蔹bai lian
1 sourceRadix Ampelopsis
Clears heat and resolves toxicity to reduce abscesses and sores, disperses nodules, and engenders flesh while relieving pain.
Used in 1 formulas
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·草部·蔓草类·白蔹·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：痈肿疽疮，散结气，止痛除热，目中赤，小儿惊痫温疟，女子阴中肿痛，带下赤白（《本经》）；杀火毒（《别录》）；治发背瘰疬，面上疱疮，肠风痔漏，血痢，刀箭疮，扑损，生肌止痛（大明）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒（《别录》甘、微寒；甄权谓有毒）。
Used in formulas
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·白蔹（《本经》下品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·白蔹·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·白蔹·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·白蔹·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·白蔹·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·白蔹·气味（之才·反乌头）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
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