Herb

Bai mai gen (bird's-foot trefoil)

百脉根bai mai gen
1 sourceLotus corniculatus L.

Recorded as directing qi downward, relieving thirst and clearing heat, and supplementing taxation vacuity and insufficiency.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十二·草部·山草类·百脉根·主治（唐本）

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：《唐本》载下气止渴去热，除虚劳，补不足，酒浸或水煮、丸散兼用。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，苦，微寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·百脉根·集解（恭·唐本）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·百脉根·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·百脉根·主治（唐本）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.