Herb

Coral Tree bark (Hai tong)

海桐hai tong
1 sourceCortex Erythrinae

Recorded for cholera and chronic dysentery, dispelling gan and scabies, relieving toothache, and for wind impediment and lumbar-knee pain.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十五·乔木·海桐·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：主霍乱中恶、赤白久痢，除疳䘌疥癣、牙齿虫痛，煮服及含之；水浸洗目除昏；治风蹶腰膝痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·海桐·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·海桐·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·海桐·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.