Herb

Honey (Feng mi)

蜂蜜feng mi
1 sourceMel

Supplements the centre and boosts qi, moistens dryness, relieves pain and resolves toxin, harmonizes the other medicinals, and is recorded for fright epilepsy, vexation, mouth sores and constipation.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·蜂蜜·主治

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 & zoological facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：心腹邪气，诸惊痫痓，安五脏诸不足，益气补中，止痛解毒，除众病，和百药；养脾气，除心烦，饮食不下，止肠澼，肌中疼痛，口疮，明耳目；和营卫，润脏腑，通三焦，调脾胃。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·蜂蜜·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·蜂蜜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·蜂蜜·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.