Herb
Betel leaf (Ju jiang)
蒟酱ju jiang
1 sourcePiper betle L.
Recorded for warming the centre and directing qi downward, breaking phlegm accumulation, and aiding digestion.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·芳草类·蒟酱·主治（唐本）
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：《唐本》载下气温中、破痰积；李珣谓主咳逆上气、心腹虫痛、胃弱虚泻、霍乱吐逆、解酒食味；孟诜谓散结气、心腹冷痛、消谷。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·蒟酱·集解（恭·唐本）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·蒟酱·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·芳草类·蒟酱·释名（扶留藤）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·芳草类·蒟酱·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·蒟酱·主治（唐本）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·芳草类·蒟酱·主治（李珣）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.