Herb
Lophatherum (Dan zhu ye)
淡竹叶dan zhu ye
1 sourceHerba Lophatheri
Clears heart-fire and relieves vexing heat, and promotes urination.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·草部·隰草类下·淡竹叶·主治（时珍）
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：叶：去烦热，利小便，清心；根：能堕胎催生（时珍）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·淡竹叶（《纲目》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·淡竹叶·释名（根名碎骨子）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·淡竹叶·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·淡竹叶·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·淡竹叶·主治（根·堕胎催生）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.