Herb

Bottle Gourd (Hu lu)

壶卢hu lu
1 sourceLagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.

Recorded for wasting-thirst and malign sores, disinhibiting the water passages, reducing swelling and freeing strangury.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十八·蓏菜·壶卢·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：主消渴恶疮、鼻口中肉烂痛；利水道、消肿、通淋。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，滑，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·蓏菜·壶卢·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·蓏菜·壶卢·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·蓏菜·壶卢·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.