Herb

Fu fang teng (Euonymus fortunei)

扶芳藤fu fang teng
1 sourceEuonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Mazz.

Recorded for blood, qi and cold disorders and for wind in the blood affecting the loins and legs.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·扶芳藤·主治（藏器）

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：藏器谓主一切血、一切气、一切冷，大主风血腰脚、去百病，剉细浸酒饮，久服延年变白不老。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，小温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·扶芳藤·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·扶芳藤·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·蔓草·扶芳藤·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·蔓草·扶芳藤·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.