Herb

Jie gu mu (Sambucus)

接骨木jie gu mu
1 sourceSambucus williamsii Hance

Recorded for dispelling wind and damp, quickening the blood to relieve pain, and mending sinew and bone in fractures.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十六·灌木·接骨木·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：主痰疟，生捣汁服取吐；折伤续筋骨、祛风利湿、活血止痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、苦，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·接骨木·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·接骨木·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·接骨木·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.