Herb

Radish Seed (Lai fu zi)

莱菔子lai fu zi
1 sourceSemen Raphani

Moves qi and disperses food accumulation, and downbears qi to transform phlegm and calm panting and cough; raised it vents and lowered it downbears.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·菜部·莱菔·发明（震亨·莱菔子治痰推墙倒壁）

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：朱震亨谓莱菔子治痰、有推墙倒壁之功；李时珍谓莱菔子之功长于利气、生能升熟能降，升则吐风痰、散风寒、发疮疹，降则定痰喘咳嗽、调下痢后重、止内痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 莱菔根辛、甘，叶辛、苦，温，无毒（《唐本》；莱菔子传统辛甘平）；李时珍谓莱菔入太阴、阳明、少阳气分。·Meridians: 脾（足太阴）, 胃（足阳明）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·荤辛类·莱菔（《唐本草》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·莱菔·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·莱菔·气味（《唐本》根叶）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·莱菔·发明（时珍·入太阴阳明少阳气分）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·莱菔·发明（震亨·莱菔子治痰推墙倒壁）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·莱菔·发明（时珍·长于利气生升熟降）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·莱菔·发明（时珍·定痰喘调下痢）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·莱菔·气味（时珍·不可与地黄同食）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.