Herb

Cu lin zi

醋林子cu lin zi
1 source

Recorded for chronic dysentery, bleeding hemorrhoids, roundworm heart-pain, childhood gan-worm, and abdominal distension with sallow emaciation.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十二·味·醋林子·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：主久痢不瘥及痔漏下血、蛔咬心痛、小儿疳蛔、心腹胀满黄瘦。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·醋林子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·醋林子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·醋林子·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.