Herb

Smoke Tree (Huang lu)

黄栌huang lu
1 sourceCotinus coggygria Scop.

Recorded for clearing heat-vexation and damp-heat jaundice with eye-yellowing, and as a wash for red eyes, burns and lacquer-sores.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十五·乔木·黄栌·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：除烦热，解酒疸目黄，水煮服之；洗赤眼及汤火、漆疮。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·黄栌·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·黄栌·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·黄栌·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.