Herb

Jue chuang (Justicia)

爵床jue chuang
1 sourceJusticia procumbens L.

Recorded for clearing heat and relieving lumbar and spinal pain, and applied to bruises and sores.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·芳草类·爵床·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：《本经》载主腰脊痛、不得着床、俯仰艰难，除热，可作浴汤；苏恭谓疗血胀下气、治杖疮（捣汁涂之立瘥）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，寒，无毒（时珍谓微辛）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·爵床·集解（别录）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·爵床·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·爵床·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·爵床·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.