Herb

Smartweed (Liao)

蓼liao
1 source

Recorded for warming the centre, dispersing water swelling, and relieving turmoil disorder and sores.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·隰草下·蓼·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》载主明目温中、耐风寒、下水气、面目浮肿痈疡；甄权谓归鼻、除肾气、去疬疡、止霍乱、治小儿头疮；《别录》载归舌、除大小肠邪气、利中益志。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒（孟诜谓多食吐水、壅气损阳）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·蓼·集解（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·蓼·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·蓼·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·隰草下·蓼·气味（诜·损阳）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.