Herb
Li shi (Iris lactea seed)
蠡实li shi
1 sourceSemen Iridis Lacteae
Recorded for clearing heat, freeing the bowels and urine, strengthening the sinews and bones, and for sores and wounds.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·蠡实·主治（本经）
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：《本经》载主皮肤寒热、胃中热气、风寒湿痹、坚筋骨、令人嗜食，久服轻身；《别录》载止心烦满、利大小便、长肌肤肥大、疗金疮。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒（保昇谓寒）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·蠡实·释名（恭·马蔺子）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·蠡实·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·蠡实·释名（铁扫帚）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·蠡实·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·蠡实·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.