Herb
Kochia Fruit (Di fu zi)
地肤子di fu zi
1 sourceFructus Kochiae
Clears damp-heat and promotes urination, and dispels wind-damp to relieve itching skin and sores.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·草部·隰草类下·地肤·主治（《本经》）
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：膀胱热，利小便，补中益精气。久服耳目聪明，轻身耐老（《本经》）；去皮肤中热气，使人润泽，散恶疮疝瘕，强阴（《别录》）；治客热丹肿（《日华》）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒（时珍谓甘、寒）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·地肤（《本经》上品）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·地肤·释名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·地肤·子·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·地肤·主治（《本经》）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·地肤·主治（《别录》）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·地肤·主治（《日华》）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·地肤·子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.