Herb

Paper Mulberry (Chu shi)

楮chu shi
1 sourceFructus Broussonetiae

Recorded that the fruit supplements the kidney and brightens the eyes, and the leaf disinhibits water and reduces swelling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十六·灌木·楮·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：主阴痿水肿，益气充肌明目；久服不饥不老轻身；楮实补肾明目、楮叶利水消肿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·楮·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·楮·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·楮·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.