Herb

Chestnut (Li)

栗li
1 sourceCastanea mollissima Blume

Recorded for boosting qi, fortifying the stomach and intestines, and supplementing kidney qi; applied for sinew-bone injury and stasis swelling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十九·五果·栗·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：益气，厚肠胃，补肾气，令人耐饥；生食治腰脚不遂；栗楔疗筋骨断碎、肿痛瘀血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十九·五果·栗·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·栗·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·栗·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.