Herb

Wild teal (Fu)

凫fu
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for supplementing the centre and boosting qi, settling the stomach, aiding digestion, and dispelling the twelve kinds of worms.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十七·禽部·水禽类·凫·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：补中益气，平胃消食，除十二种虫。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，凉，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十七·禽部·水禽类·凫·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十七·禽部·水禽类·凫·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十七·禽部·水禽类·凫·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.