Herb

Water Shield (Chun)

莼chun
1 sourceBrasenia schreberi J.F.Gmel.

Recorded for clearing heat, relieving wasting-thirst, harmonizing the stomach and intestines, and resolving toxins.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十九·水草·莼·主治（别录）

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：《别录》载主消渴热痹；孟诜谓和鲫鱼作羹下气止呕、补大小肠虚气；大明谓治热疸、厚肠胃、安下焦、逐水、解百药毒并蛊气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒（藏器谓性热拥；孟诜谓热食及多食拥气损胃）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·莼·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·莼·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·莼·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·莼·主治（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·莼·气味（诜·损胃）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.