Herb

Wood Sorrel (Cu jiang cao)

酢浆草cu jiang cao
1 sourceHerba Oxalidis Corniculatae

Clears heat and resolves toxicity, frees strangury, and is applied to sores, hemorrhoids and burns.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十·石草·酢浆草·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》载主杀诸小虫、恶疮瘑瘘捣傅之、食之解热渴；时珍谓主小便诸淋、赤白带下，同地钱地龙治沙石淋，煎汤洗痔痛脱肛，捣涂汤火蛇蝎伤。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·酢浆草·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·酢浆草·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·酢浆草·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·酢浆草·主治（唐本）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.