Herb

Sweet Potato (Gan shu)

甘薯gan shu
1 sourceIpomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

Recorded for supplementing vacuity and boosting qi, fortifying the spleen and stomach, and reinforcing kidney yin, like Chinese yam.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·甘薯·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：补虚乏，益气力，健脾胃，强肾阴，功同薯蓣。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·甘薯·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·甘薯·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·甘薯·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.