Herb

Cabbage (Gan lan)

甘蓝gan lan
1 sourceBrassica oleracea L.

Recorded as a food that supplements the kidney, frees the joints and channels, brightens the ears and eyes, and strengthens the body.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·隰草下·甘蓝·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：藏器谓久食大益肾、填髓脑、利五脏六腑、利关节、通经络中结气、明耳目、健人、壮筋骨，作菹经宿色黄和盐食治黄毒；思邈谓令人少睡。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·甘蓝·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·甘蓝·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·甘蓝·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·甘蓝·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.