Herb

Fu bi (bean flower)

腐婢fu bi
1 source

Recorded for malaria, dysentery, and dispelling the effects of alcohol with headache, and for relieving thirst and clearing heat.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十四·菽豆·腐婢·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 & 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：主痎疟、寒热邪气、泄痢、阴不起、止消渴、病酒头痛；解酒毒、清热止渴。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十四·菽豆·腐婢·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十四·菽豆·腐婢·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十四·菽豆·腐婢·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.