Herb
Mint (Bo he)
薄荷bo he
1 sourceHerba Menthae
Dispels wind-heat and effuses the exterior, clears the head, eyes and throat, and soothes wind rashes.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·芳草类·薄荷·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：《唐本草》载薄荷主贼风伤寒发汗、恶气心腹胀满、霍乱、宿食不消、下气；甄权谓通利关节、发毒汗、去愤气；李杲谓清头目、除风热；李时珍谓利咽喉口齿诸病、治瘰疬疮疥、风瘙瘾疹。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒（《唐本草》）；孙思邈谓苦辛平，张元素谓辛凉。·Meridians: 肺（手太阴）, 肝（足厥阴）
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·薄荷（条目标题·《唐本草》）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·薄荷·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·薄荷·气味（《唐本》·思邈·元素）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·薄荷·发明（时珍：薄荷入手太阴、足厥阴）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·薄荷·主治（《唐本》）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·薄荷·主治（李杲·时珍）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·薄荷·气味（甄权·慎用）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.