Herb

Di yi cao (ground lichen)

地衣草di yi cao
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for sudden heart pain and malign attack, applied to sores, and for clearing summerheat. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十一·苔·地衣草·主治（大明）

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：大明谓主卒心痛中恶、马反花疮生油调傅；藏器谓明目；时珍谓研末新汲水服治中暑。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，冷，微毒（藏器谓平，无毒）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·地衣草·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·地衣草·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·地衣草·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·地衣草·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·地衣草·气味（微毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.