Herb

Bai yao zi (Stephania)

白药子bai yao zi
1 sourceStephania cepharantha Hayata

Recorded for relieving throat swelling and toxic sores, transforming phlegm and cough, cooling the blood, and resolving drug poisons.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·白药子·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》载主金疮生肌；大明谓消肿毒喉痹、消痰止嗽、治渴并吐血；甄权谓治喉中热塞不通、咽中常痛肿；马志谓解野葛、生金、巴豆药毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒（甄权谓苦，冷）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·白药子·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·白药子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·白药子·主治（唐本）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.