Herb

Arrowhead (Ci gu)

慈姑ci gu
1 sourceSagittaria trifolia subsp. leucopetala (Miq.) Q.F.Wang

Recorded for resolving toxins, postpartum blood-block, difficult delivery and retained placenta, and for stony strangury and toxic swellings.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十三·水果·慈姑·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：主百毒、产后血闷攻心欲死、产难胞衣不出，捣汁服；又下石淋、解诸毒肿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦、甘，微寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·水果·慈姑·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·水果·慈姑·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·水果·慈姑·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.