Herb
Imperata Rhizome (Bai mao gen)
白茅根bai mao gen
1 sourceRhizoma Imperatae
Cools the blood and staunches bleeding, clears heat and promotes urination to relieve edema and jaundice, and quenches thirst.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·白茅·茅根·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：《本经》载茅根主劳伤虚羸、补中益气、除瘀血血闭寒热、利小便；《别录》下五淋、除客热在肠胃、止渴坚筋、妇人崩中；大明谓主妇人月经不匀、通血脉淋沥；李时珍治止吐衄诸血、伤寒哕逆、肺热喘急、水肿黄疸、解酒毒。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒（《本经》茅根）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类·白茅（《本经》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·白茅·释名（根名茹根兰根地筋）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·白茅·茅根·气味（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·白茅·茅根·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·白茅·茅根·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·白茅·茅根·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·白茅·茅根·气味（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.