Herb

Huang yao zi (Air-potato yam)

黄药子huang yao zi

1 sourceRhizoma Dioscoreae Bulbiferae

Cools the blood and drains fire, resolves toxicity, disperses goiter, and is applied to toxic sores, throat swelling and bites.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·黄药子·主治（开宝）

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：《开宝》载主诸恶肿疮瘘喉痹、蛇犬咬毒，研水服亦含亦涂；时珍谓凉血降火、消瘿解毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒（大明谓凉）。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·黄药子·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·黄药子·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·黄药子·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·黄药子·主治（开宝）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.