Herb

Ku qie (a wild eggplant)

苦茄ku qie
1 sourceSolanum undatum Lam.

Recorded, ground in vinegar and applied, for abscess swelling, the root used as a bath, and for miasmic qi.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十八·蓏菜·苦茄·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：醋摩涂痈肿；根亦可作汤浴；又主瘴气。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·蓏菜·苦茄·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·蓏菜·苦茄·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.