Herb

Gotu Kola (Ji xue cao)

积雪草ji xue cao
1 sourceHerba Centellae

Clears heat and resolves toxicity, reducing toxic sores, erysipelas and skin heat, taken or applied topically.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·芳草类·积雪草·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：大热，恶疮痈疽，浸淫赤熛，皮肤赤，身热（《本经》）；捣傅热肿丹毒（苏恭）；主暴热，小儿寒热，腹内热结，捣汁服之（陈藏器）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒（大明谓苦、辛；颂谓甘、平）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·积雪草（《本经》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·积雪草·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·积雪草·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·积雪草·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·积雪草·主治（苏恭）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·积雪草·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·积雪草·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.