Herb

Shallot (Hu cong)

胡葱hu cong
1 sourceAllium ascalonicum L.

Recorded for resolving meat toxins, checking vomiting of blood, warming the centre, downbearing qi, aiding digestion and disinhibiting the five viscera.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·荤辛·胡葱·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：主中诸肉毒、吐血不止、萎黄悴者，水煮冷服；温中下气、消谷、利五脏。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·胡葱·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·胡葱·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·胡葱·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.