Herb
Huo tan mu cao (a knotweed)
火炭母草huo tan mu cao
1 sourceSafety notes recordedPersicaria chinensis (L.) H.Gross
Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.
Recorded, applied topically, for wind-heat of the skin and painful joint swellings. Recorded as toxic.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·隰草下·火炭母草·主治（苏颂）
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：苏颂谓主去皮肤风热、流注骨节、痈肿疼痛，捣烂以盐酒炒傅肿痛处。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 酸，平，有毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·火炭母草·集解（颂）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·火炭母草·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·火炭母草·主治（苏颂）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·火炭母草·气味（有毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.