Herb

Hui di (Goosefoot)

灰藋hui di
1 sourceChenopodium album L.

Recorded, applied or eaten, for malign sores and insect and spider bites, killing worms, relieving itch, and clearing damp-heat.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·灰藋·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：主恶疮、虫蚕蜘蛛等咬，捣烂和油傅之，亦可煮食；杀虫止痒、清热利湿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·灰藋·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·灰藋·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·灰藋·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.