Herb

Carrot (Hu luo bo)

胡萝卜hu luo bo
1 sourceDaucus carota L.

Recorded for downbearing qi and supplementing the centre, easing the chest, intestines and stomach, quieting the five viscera, and rousing the appetite.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·荤辛·胡萝卜·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：下气补中，利胸膈肠胃，安五脏，令人健食，有益无损。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、辛，微温，无毒。

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