Forsythia (Lian qiao)

• 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).

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：《本经》载连翘主寒热鼠瘘瘰疬、痈肿恶疮瘿瘤、结热蛊毒；甄权谓通利五淋、小便不通、除心家客热；大明谓通小肠、排脓、治疮疖、止痛、通月经；李杲谓散诸经血结气聚、消肿；李时珍谓为十二经疮家圣药、泻心火。

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒（《本经》）；张元素谓性凉味苦、气味俱薄、轻清而浮、升也阳也；王好古谓入手足少阳手阳明经，又入手少阴经。·Meridians: 三焦（手少阳）, 胆（足少阳）, 大肠（手阳明）, 心（手少阴）

• Ephedra, Forsythia and Adzuki Bean Decoction

• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类·连翘（《本经》下品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·连翘·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·连翘·气味（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·连翘·气味（好古·入手足少阳手阳明手少阴经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·连翘·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·连翘·主治（甄权·除心家客热）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·连翘·主治（大明·排脓）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·连翘·气味（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.