Herb

Chebula (He li le)

诃黎勒he li le
1 sourceFructus Chebulae

Binds the intestines and astringes the lung to check chronic diarrhea and cough, downbears qi, and benefits the throat and voice.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十五·乔木·诃黎勒·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：磨白蜜注目去风赤涩痛；止咳及痢；涩肠敛肺、下气消食，治冷气心腹胀满。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，温，无毒。

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·诃黎勒·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·诃黎勒·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·诃黎勒·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.