Herb
Gui du you
鬼督邮gui du you
1 source
Recorded for dispelling noxious qi and toxins and malaria, and strengthening the loins and legs.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·山草类下·鬼督邮·主治（唐本）
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：《唐本》载主鬼疰卒忤中恶，心腹邪气，百精毒，温疟疫疾，强腰脚，益膂力。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛、苦，平，无毒（时珍谓有小毒）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·鬼督邮·集解（唐本）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·鬼督邮·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·鬼督邮·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·鬼督邮·主治（唐本）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·鬼督邮·气味（时珍·小毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.