Herb

Chinese Chive (Jiu)

韭jiu
1 sourceAllium tuberosum Rottler ex Spreng.

Recorded for nocturnal emission and cloudy urine, warming the loins and knees; the seed supplements the liver and kidney, warms the loins and reinforces yang and essence.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·荤辛·韭·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：主梦中泄精、溺白；暖腰膝、治鬼交；韭子补肝肾、暖腰膝、壮阳固精。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、甘，温，无毒。

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