Herb
Lie dang (broomrape)
列当lie dang
1 sourceOrobanche coerulescens Stephan
Recorded for supplementing the kidney and loins, reinforcing yang, and dispelling wind in the blood.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十二·草部·山草类·列当·主治（开宝）
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：《开宝》载主男子五劳七伤，补腰肾，令人有子，去风血，煮酒、浸酒服之。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·列当·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·列当·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·列当·释名（草苁蓉）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·列当·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·列当·主治（开宝）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.