Herb

Zedoary (E zhu)

莪术e zhu
1 sourceRhizoma Curcumae

Breaks blood stasis and moves qi to disperse accumulations and masses, frees menstruation, and rouses the appetite.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·蓬莪荗·主治（《开宝》）

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：《开宝》载蓬莪荗主心腹痛、中恶疰忤鬼气、霍乱冷气、吐酸水、解毒、食饮不消，又疗妇人血气结积、丈夫奔豚；甄权谓破痃癖冷气；大明谓治一切气、开胃消食、通月经、消瘀血、止扑损痛下血；王好古谓通肝经聚血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦、辛，温，无毒（《开宝》）；大明谓得酒醋良。·Meridians: 肝（足厥阴）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·蓬莪荗（宋《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·蓬莪荗·释名（蒁药）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·蓬莪荗·气味（《开宝》）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·蓬莪荗·发明（好古·肝经血分药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·蓬莪荗·主治（《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·蓬莪荗·主治（大明·通月经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·蓬莪荗·主治（好古）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·蓬莪荗·主治（大明·通月经孕慎）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.