Herb

Ku ao (a sow-thistle)

苦芺ku ao
1 source

Recorded, applied as ash, for lacquer-sores and wounds, and for clearing heat and downbearing qi.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·苦芺·主治（别录）

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：《别录》载主面目通身漆疮、烧灰傅之；弘景谓烧灰疗金疮；大明谓治丹毒；时珍谓下气解热。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，微寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·苦芺·集解（保昇）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·苦芺·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·苦芺·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·苦芺·主治（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.