Herb

Fangji (Stephania tetrandra)

防己fang ji
1 sourceRadix Stephaniae Tetrandrae

Dispels wind-damp and drains water to relieve edema and damp leg-qi, frees the orifices and bowels, and clears bladder heat.

Used in 5 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·草部·蔓草类·防己·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：风寒温疟，热气诸痫，除邪，利大小便（《本经》）；疗水肿风肿，去膀胱热，伤寒寒热邪气，中风手脚挛急，通腠理，利九窍，止泄，散痈肿恶结（《别录》）；治中下湿热肿，泄脚气，行十二经（元素）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，平，无毒（《别录》苦、温；甄权谓苦、有小毒；元素谓大苦辛、寒）。

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·防己（《本经》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·防己·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·防己·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·草部·蔓草类·防己·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·防己·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·防己·主治（元素）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·防己·气味（之才）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.