Herb

Jia mi (Viburnum)

荚蒾jia mi
1 sourceViburnum dilatatum Thunb.

Recorded for expelling worms, downbearing qi and aiding digestion.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十五·乔木·荚蒾·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：主三虫，下气消谷；煮汁和米作粥饲小儿；煮汁灌六畜疮中虫。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、苦，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·荚蒾·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·荚蒾·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·荚蒾·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.