Herb

Wild Rice stem (Gu)

菰gu
1 sourceZizania latifolia (Griseb.) Hance ex F.Muell.

Recorded for clearing heat and vexation, relieving thirst, and freeing the bowels and urine.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十九·水草·菰·主治（孟诜）

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：孟诜谓菰根主利五脏邪气、酒齇面赤、白癞疬疡、目赤、热毒风气、卒心痛，盐醋煮食；又去烦热、止渴、除目黄、利大小便、解酒毒；《别录》载主肠胃痼热、消渴、止小便利。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，冷，滑，无毒（孟诜谓滑中不可多食）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·菰·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·菰·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·菰·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·菰·主治（孟诜）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·菰·气味（不可多食）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.