Herb

Bai mao xiang (an aromatic grass)

白茅香bai mao xiang
1 source

Recorded for dispelling foul qi and for cold abdominal pain, and as a bath for childhood sores.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·芳草类·白茅香·主治（藏器）

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：藏器谓主恶气、令人身香，煮汤服治腹内冷痛；李珣谓小儿遍身疮疱合桃叶煎汤浴之。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·白茅香·集解（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·白茅香·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·白茅香·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·白茅香·主治（藏器·冷痛）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.