Herb

Chan zi

棎子chan zi

1 source

Recorded that the raw fruit checks watery dysentery and the cooked fruit with honey relieves cough.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十一·夷果·棎子·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：生食之止水痢；熟和蜜食之去嗽。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、涩，平，无毒。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·棎子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·棎子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·棎子·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.