Herb

Chi di li (golden buckwheat)

赤地利chi di li
1 sourceFagopyrum dibotrys (D.Don) H.Hara

Recorded for dysentery, for staunching and breaking blood, and applied to toxic sores, rashes and bites.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·赤地利·主治（唐本）

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：《唐本》载主赤白冷热诸痢、断血破血、带下赤白、生肌肉；藏器谓主痈疽恶疮毒肿、赤白游疹、虫蚕蛇犬咬，醋摩傅之。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒（藏器谓酸，平）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·赤地利·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·赤地利·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·赤地利·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·赤地利·主治（唐本）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.