Herb

Jin xing cao (a fern)

金星草jin xing cao
1 source

Recorded for clearing toxin of abscesses and mineral drugs, applied to sores, and for promoting the hair.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十·石草·金星草·主治（嘉祐）

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：《嘉祐》载主发背痈疮结核、解硫黄丹石毒，连根酒煎服、涂疮肿，根浸油涂头生毛发；苏颂谓乌髭发。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒（颂谓微酸）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·金星草·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·金星草·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·金星草·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·石草·金星草·主治（嘉祐）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.