Herb

Spikemoss (Juan bai)

卷柏juan bai
1 sourceHerba Selaginellae

Recorded for women's blood stasis and amenorrhea, and when charred for staunching bleeding; raw it quickens and breaks the blood.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十一·草部·苔类·卷柏·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：五脏邪气，女子阴中寒热痛，癥瘕血闭绝子。久服轻身和颜色（《本经》）；止咳逆，治脱肛，散淋结，头中风眩，痿蹶，强阴益精（《别录》）；生用破血，炙用止血（大明）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒（《别录》甘、平）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·草部·苔类·卷柏（《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·草部·苔类·卷柏·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·草部·苔类·卷柏·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·草部·苔类·卷柏·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·草部·苔类·卷柏·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·草部·苔类·卷柏·主治（大明·生破血炙止血）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·草部·苔类·卷柏·主治（破血）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.