Herb

Chinese Holly (Gou gu)

枸骨gou gu
1 sourceIlex cornuta Lindl. & Paxton

Recorded, steeped in wine, for strengthening the loins and legs, and the leaf supplements the liver and kidney and clears deficiency-heat.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十六·灌木·枸骨·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：浸酒补腰脚令健；枝叶补肝肾、清虚热、祛风湿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 微苦，凉，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·枸骨·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·枸骨·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·枸骨·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.