Herb

Han cai (Yellowcress)

蔊菜han cai
1 sourceRorippa indica (L.) Hiern

Recorded for dispelling cold-qi and chronic abdominal cold with poor digestion, easing the chest, transforming phlegm, relieving cough, and resolving toxin.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·荤辛·蔊菜·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：去冷气，腹内久寒、饮食不消，令人能食；利胸膈、化痰止咳、解毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·蔊菜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·蔊菜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·蔊菜·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.