Herb

Du heng (Asarum forbesii)

杜衡du heng

1 sourceAsarum forbesii Maxim.

Recorded for wind-cold cough, calming panting and transforming phlegm-rheum, and dispersing goiter.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·山草类下·杜衡·主治（别录）

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：《别录》载主风寒咳逆，作浴汤、香人衣体；甄权谓止气奔喘促、消痰饮、破留血、项间瘿瘤之疾；时珍谓下气杀虫。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·杜衡·集解（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·杜衡·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·杜衡·释名（土细辛）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·杜衡·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·杜衡·主治（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·杜衡·主治（甄权）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.