Herb

Fennel (Hui xiang)

蘹香hui xiang
1 sourceFructus Foeniculi

Warms the kidney and disperses cold, harmonizes the stomach and rectifies qi, and relieves cold pain and hernial qi.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·荤辛·蘹香·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：主诸瘘、霍乱及蛇伤；膀胱胃间冷气及育肠气；温肾散寒、和胃理气、止痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·蘹香·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·蘹香·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·蘹香·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.