Herb

Cynanchum atratum (Bai wei)

白薇bai wei
1 sourceRadix et Rhizoma Cynanchi Atrati

Clears heat and cools the blood, relieves deficiency-heat and lurking heat, and disinhibits water to free strangury.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·山草类下·白微·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：暴中风身热肢满，忽忽不知人，狂惑邪气，寒热酸疼，温疟洗洗，发作有时（《本经》）；疗伤中淋露，下水气，利阴气，益精（《别录》）；风温灼热多眠，及热淋遗尿，金疮出血（时珍）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦、咸，平，无毒（《别录》谓大寒）。·Meridians: 阳明（胃）

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·白微（《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·山草类下·白微·释名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·山草类下·白微·气味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·山草类下·白微·发明（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·白微·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·山草类下·白微·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·山草类下·白微·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·山草类下·白微·气味（之才）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.