Herb
Du ruo
杜若du ruo
1 source
Recorded for counterflow qi in the chest and rib-side, warming the centre, head wind-pain, brightening the eyes, and relieving bad breath.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·芳草类·杜若·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：《本经》载主胸胁下逆气，温中，风入脑户，头肿痛，多涕泪出，久服益精明目；《别录》载治眩倒、目䀮䀮、止痛、除口臭气。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛，微温，无毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·杜若·集解（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·杜若·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·杜若·释名（若芝）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·杜若·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·杜若·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.