Herb

Jin si cao

金丝草jin si cao
1 source

Cools the blood and clears heat to staunch bleeding, resolves toxicity, and is applied to toxic sores.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·山草类下·金丝草·主治（时珍）

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：时珍谓主吐血咳血、衄血下血、血崩瘴气，解诸药毒，疗痈疽丁肿恶疮，凉血散热。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·金丝草·集解（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·金丝草·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·金丝草·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.