Herb

Ivy (Chang chun teng)

常春藤chang chun teng
1 sourceHedera nepalensis var. sinensis (Tobler) Rehder

Recorded for wind in the blood, cold blood stasis, strengthening the loins and legs, and applied to early toxic swellings.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·常春藤·主治（藏器）

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：藏器谓主风血羸老、腹内诸冷血闭、强腰脚、变白，煮服浸酒皆宜；时珍谓一切痈疽肿毒初起、取茎叶研汁和酒温服。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 茎叶苦；子甘，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·常春藤·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·常春藤·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·常春藤·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·常春藤·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.