Herb
E bu shi cao (Centipeda)
鹅不食草e bu shi cao
1 sourceHerba Centipedae
Frees the nasal passages and opens the orifices, dispels wind-phlegm, and brightens the eyes by dispersing nebula.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十·草部·石草类·石胡荽·主治（炳）
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：通鼻气，利九窍，吐风痰（甄炳）；去目翳，挼塞鼻中，翳膜自落（陈藏器）；解毒，明目，散目赤肿云翳，耳聋头痛脑酸，治痰疟齁䶎，鼻窒不通（时珍）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛，寒，无毒（时珍谓辛、温）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·草部·石草类·石胡荽（《四声本草》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·草部·石草类·石胡荽·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·草部·石草类·石胡荽·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·草部·石草类·石胡荽·主治（炳）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·草部·石草类·石胡荽·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·草部·石草类·石胡荽·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·草部·石草类·石胡荽·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.