Herb

Spinach (Bo leng)

菠薐bo leng
1 sourceSpinacia oleracea L.

Recorded for disinhibiting the five viscera, freeing intestinal heat, resolving alcohol toxin, nourishing and staunching blood, and moistening dryness to free the stool.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·菠薐·主治

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：利五脏，通肠胃热，解酒毒，服丹石人食之佳；养血止血、润燥滑肠。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，冷，滑，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·菠薐·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·菠薐·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·菠薐·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.