Biota Seed (Bai zi ren)

• 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).

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：《本经》载柏实主惊悸益气、除风湿、安五脏，久服令人润泽美色、耳目聪明、轻身延年；《别录》疗恍惚、虚损吸吸、历节腰中重痛、益血止汗；甄权谓治头风、腰肾中冷、兴阳道、益寿；李时珍谓养心气、润肾燥、安魂定魄、益智宁神。

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒（《本经》柏实；甄权谓甘、辛）；李时珍谓性平不寒不燥、味甘而补、辛而能润。·Meridians: 肝（足厥阴）, 心（手少阴）, 肾（足少阴）

• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·柏（《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·柏·柏实·气味（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·柏·发明（好古·柏子仁肝经气分药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·柏·柏实·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·柏·柏实·主治（《别录》·益血止汗）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·柏·柏实·主治（时珍·安魂定魄）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·柏·柏实·气味（甄权·畏菊花羊蹄草）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.