Herb

Jin (a wild green)

堇jin
1 source

Recorded, applied or taken as juice, for clearing heat-toxin and reducing swelling, and for snake and scorpion bites.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·荤辛·堇·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：捣汁洗马毒疮并服之；又涂蛇蝎毒及痈肿；清热解毒、消肿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·堇·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·堇·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·堇·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.