Herb

E bao

鹅抱e bao
1 source

Recorded for wind-heat throat swelling and pain, resolving arrow-poison, and dispersing wind-heat toxic swellings.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·鹅抱·主治（苏颂）

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：苏颂谓主风热上壅、咽喉肿痛，及解蛮箭药毒，捣末酒服；亦消风热结毒赤肿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·鹅抱·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·鹅抱·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·鹅抱·主治（苏颂）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.