Herb

Schizonepeta (Jing jie)

荆芥jing jie
1 sourceHerba Schizonepetae

Dispels wind and effuses the exterior, clears the head, eyes and throat, disperses sores, and when charred staunches bleeding.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·假苏·主治（《本经》）

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：《本经》载假苏主寒热鼠瘘、瘰疬生疮、破结聚气、下瘀血、除湿痹；甄权谓治恶风贼风、口面斜、遍身痹、通利血脉；《日华》谓利五脏、消食下气、能发汗；李时珍谓散风热、清头目、利咽喉、消疮肿、治吐血衄血、下血血痢、崩中痔漏。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒（《本经》茎穗）；张元素谓气味俱薄、浮而升、阳也；王好古谓肝经气分药。·Meridians: 肝（足厥阴）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·假苏（《本经》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·假苏·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·假苏·茎穗·气味（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·假苏·发明（时珍·入足厥阴经气分）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·假苏·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·假苏·主治（甄权·通利血脉）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·假苏·主治（时珍·散风热清头目）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·假苏·气味（诜·反驴肉无鳞鱼）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.