Herb

Bai long xu

白龙须bai long xu
1 source

Recorded for wind-damp lumbar and leg pain, hemiplegia and facial deviation, and postpartum blood-qi dispersal with bone pain.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十·石草·白龙须·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：《保寿堂方》载主男子妇人风湿腰腿疼痛、左瘫右痪、口目斜，及产后气血流散、胫骨痛、头目昏暗，研末无灰酒下。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·白龙须·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·白龙须·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·石草·白龙须·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·白龙须·主治（虚劳忌）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.