Herb

Bracken (Jue)

蕨jue
1 sourcePteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn

Recorded for dispelling acute heat, disinhibiting water, and for pent-up qi of the channels and sinews; eaten with caution.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·蕨·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：去暴热，利水道，令人睡；补五脏不足、气壅经络筋骨。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，滑，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·蕨·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·蕨·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·蕨·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.