Herb

Ju che xiang (an aromatic herb)

䔾车香ju che xiang
1 source

Recorded for dispelling foul qi and as an insect-repelling fragrance, and for turmoil disorder.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·芳草类·䔾车香·主治（藏器）

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：藏器谓主鬼气、去臭、及虫鱼蛀蠹；李珣谓治霍乱、辟恶气、熏衣佳。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒（李珣谓微寒）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·䔾车香·集解（藏器·广志）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·䔾车香·气味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·芳草类·䔾车香·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.