Biota Leaf (Ce bai ye)

• 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：《别录》载柏叶主吐血衄血、痢血崩中赤白、轻身益气、令人耐寒暑、去湿痹、止饥；甄权谓治冷风历节疼痛、止尿血；大明谓烧取汁涂头黑润鬓发；苏颂谓作汤常服杀五脏虫。

Nature & flavor: 苦，微温，无毒（柏叶；甄权谓苦、辛、性涩；苏颂谓性寒）。

• Biota Leaf Decoction

• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·柏（《别录》侧柏叶）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·释名（侧柏）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·柏·柏叶·气味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·柏叶·主治（《别录》·吐血衄血崩中）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·柏叶·主治（甄权·止尿血）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·柏叶·主治（苏颂·杀五脏虫）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·柏叶·气味（之才·畏菊花羊蹄诸石面曲）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.