Herb

Huang teng (Fibraurea)

黄藤huang teng
1 sourceFibraurea recisa Pierre

Recorded for resolving food poisoning and promoting urination, taken as a frequent decoction.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·黄藤·主治（时珍）

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：时珍谓主饮食中毒、利小便，煮汁频服即解（俚人常服此藤，纵饮食有毒亦不发）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、苦，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·黄藤·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·黄藤·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·黄藤·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.