Herb

Coriander (Hu sui)

胡荽hu sui
1 sourceSafety notes recordedCoriandrum sativum L.

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for aiding digestion, freeing the intestines, and venting the exterior to express rashes and rouse the appetite. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·荤辛·胡荽·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：消谷，治五脏、补不足，利大小肠、通小腹气、拔四肢热；发表透疹、开胃消食。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，微毒。

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