Herb

Ku zao (a bitter jujube)

苦枣ku zao
1 source

Recorded for febrile heat lurking in the viscera with mania, fullness and constipation, taken as honey pills.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十九·五果·苦枣·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：主伤寒热伏在脏腑、狂荡烦满、大小便闭涩，取肉煮研和蜜丸服。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，大寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十九·五果·苦枣·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十九·五果·苦枣·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十九·五果·苦枣·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.