Herb
Pulsatilla Root
白头翁bai tou weng
1 sourceRadix Pulsatillae
Clears heat and resolves toxicity to check heat-toxin dysentery, cools and quickens the blood to relieve pain, and disperses masses and nodules.
Used in 2 formulas
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十二·草部·山草类·白头翁·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：温疟狂寒热，癥瘕积聚瘿气，逐血止痛，疗金疮（《本经》）；赤痢腹痛，齿痛，百骨节痛，项下瘤疬（甄权）；一切风气，暖腰膝，明目消赘（大明）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，温，无毒（《别录》谓有毒；甄权谓甘、苦，有小毒）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·白头翁（《本经》下品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·白头翁·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·白头翁·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·白头翁·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·白头翁·主治（甄权）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·白头翁·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·白头翁·气味（甄权·小毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.