Herb

Ci mi (camel-thorn manna)

刺蜜ci mi
1 sourceAlhagi sparsifolia Shap.

Recorded for bone-steaming fever with phlegm cough, acute dysentery and bleeding, and for rousing the appetite, relieving thirst and clearing vexation.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十三·蓏·刺蜜·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：主骨蒸发热痰嗽、暴痢下血，开胃止渴除烦。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·蓏·刺蜜·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·蓏·刺蜜·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·蓏·刺蜜·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.