Herb
Chang song (a long-pine herb)
长松chang song
1 source
Recorded for warming the centre and dispelling wind, for severe wind disorders with hair loss and skin ulceration, and for resolving various worm toxins.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十二·草部·山草类·长松·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：藏器谓主风血冷气宿疾，温中去风；时珍谓治大风恶疾、眉发堕落、百骸腐溃，又解诸虫毒、补益长年。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·长松·集解（藏器·拾遗）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·长松·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·长松·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·长松·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·长松·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·长松·主治（时珍·解毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.