Herb

Pine Nut (Hai song zi)

海松子hai song zi
1 sourceSemen Pini Koraiensis

Moistens the lung to relieve cough and the intestines to free the stool, and is recorded for wind of the joints and dizziness.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十一·夷果·海松子·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：主骨节风、头眩，去死肌、变白、散水气、润五脏、不饥；润肺止咳、滑肠通便。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，小温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·海松子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·海松子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·海松子·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.