Herb

Black Sesame (Hu ma)

胡麻hu ma
1 sourceSemen Sesami Nigrum

Supplements the liver and kidney and boosts essence-blood, builds the flesh and marrow, and moistens dryness to free the stool.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十二·麻麦稻·胡麻·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：主伤中虚羸，补五内，益气力，长肌肉，填髓脑；久服轻身不老；补肝肾、益精血、润燥滑肠。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十二·麻麦稻·胡麻·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十二·麻麦稻·胡麻·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十二·麻麦稻·胡麻·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.