Herb

Wine / Liquor (Jiu)

酒jiu
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for moving the strength of medicines, freeing the blood vessels, warming the stomach and intestines, warding off wind-cold, and moving qi and harmonizing blood. A fermented liquor; marked toxic in the source (excess is harmful).

Used in 2 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十五·造酿·酒·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：行药势，杀百邪恶毒气；通血脉、厚肠胃、御风寒、行气和血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦、甘、辛，大热，有毒。

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·酒·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·酒·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·酒·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·酒·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.