Herb

Tartary Buckwheat (Ku qiao mai)

苦荞麦ku qiao mai
1 sourceSafety notes recordedFagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn.

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded that the husk, in a pillow, brightens the eyes into old age. Marked toxic in the source's flavour note.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十二·麻麦稻·苦荞麦·附方

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：苦荞皮同黑豆皮、绿豆皮、决明子、菊花作枕，至老明目。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、苦，温，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十二·麻麦稻·苦荞麦·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十二·麻麦稻·苦荞麦·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十二·麻麦稻·苦荞麦·附方Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十二·麻麦稻·苦荞麦·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.