Herb

Walnut (Hu tao)

胡桃hu tao
1 sourceSemen Juglandis

Supplements the kidney and warms the lung to absorb qi and calm panting, moistens the intestines, and is recorded for blackening the hair.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十·山果·胡桃·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：食之令人肥健、润肌、黑须发，多食利小便、去五痔；补肾温肺、润肠、纳气定喘。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平、温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·山果·胡桃·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·山果·胡桃·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·山果·胡桃·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.