Herb
Chinese Raspberry (Fu pen zi)
覆盆子fu pen zi
1 sourceFructus Rubi
Supplements the kidney and consolidates essence to reduce frequent urination, reinforces yang, and brightens the eyes.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·草部·蔓草类·覆盆子·主治（《别录》）
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：益气轻身，令发不白（《别录》）；补虚续绝，强阴健阳，悦泽肌肤，安和五脏，温中益力，疗痨损风虚，补肝明目（马志）；益肾脏，缩小便（宗奭）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒（甄权谓甘辛、微热）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·覆盆子（《别录》上品）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·覆盆子·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·覆盆子·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·覆盆子·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·覆盆子·主治（马志）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·覆盆子·主治（宗奭）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·覆盆子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.