Herb

Mustard (Jie)

芥jie
1 sourceBrassica juncea (L.) Czern.

Recorded for opening the nasal orifice and freeing the nine orifices, harmonizing the centre; the seed warms the lung, transforms phlegm, moves qi and disperses nodules to relieve pain.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·荤辛·芥·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：归鼻，除肾经邪气，利九窍，明耳目，安中；久食温中；芥子温肺豁痰、利气散结、通络止痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·芥·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·芥·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·芥·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.