Herb
Du jue zi
都桷子du jue zi
1 source
Recorded for boosting qi and checking diarrhea with long use, quieting the spirit, warming the intestines, and for hemorrhoids.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十一·夷果·都桷子·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:久食益气止泄;安神温肠,治痔。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 酸、涩,平,无毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·都桷子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·都桷子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·都桷子·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.