Herb
Ke teng zi (Entada)
榼藤子ke teng zi
1 sourceEntada phaseoloides (L.) Merr.
Recorded for hemorrhoids and toxins and throat blockage, and (charred) for childhood rectal prolapse and bloody dysentery.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·榼藤子·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：藏器谓主五痔蛊毒、飞尸喉痹，以仁为粉微熬水服；《开宝》载治小儿脱肛、血痢泻血，烧灰服。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 涩、甘，平，无毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·榼藤子·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·榼藤子·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·榼藤子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·榼藤子·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.