Herb
Fang kui
防葵fang kui
1 source
Recorded for abdominal masses and diarrhea, bladder heat-bind with difficult urination, and fright epilepsy.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·毒草·防葵·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》载主疝瘕肠泄、膀胱热结、溺不下、咳逆温疟、癫痫惊邪狂走，久服坚骨髓益气；《别录》载疗五脏虚气、小腹支满胪胀、除肾邪强志。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛，寒，无毒（《别录》甘、苦）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·防葵·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·防葵·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·防葵·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·防葵·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·防葵·主治（中火者）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.