Herb

Chinese Artichoke (Cao shi can)

草石蚕cao shi can
1 sourceStachys affinis Bunge

Recorded, steeped in wine, for dispelling wind and breaking blood, cooked for water-toxin, and dried for roving wind, dispersing blood and relieving pain.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·草石蚕·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：浸酒除风破血；煮食治溪毒；焙干主走注风、散血止痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·草石蚕·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·草石蚕·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·草石蚕·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.