Herb
Tribulus (Ji li)
蒺藜ji li
1 sourceFructus Tribuli
Calms the liver and dispels wind to relieve headache, itching and red eyes, and disperses nodules and breast lumps.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·草部·隰草类下·蒺藜·主治（《本经》）
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：恶血，破癥结积聚，喉痹乳难。久服长肌肉，明目轻身（《本经》）；身体风痒，头痛，咳逆伤肺肺痿，止烦下气（《别录》）；治诸风疬疡，疗吐脓，去燥热（甄权）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，温，无毒（《别录》辛、微寒；甄权谓甘、有小毒）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·蒺藜（《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·蒺藜·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·蒺藜·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·草部·隰草类下·蒺藜·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·蒺藜·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·蒺藜·主治（甄权）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·蒺藜·主治（大明·堕胎）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·蒺藜·气味（之才）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.