Herb

Campsis Flower (Ling xiao hua)

凌霄花ling xiao hua
1 sourceFlos Campsis

Quickens the blood and frees menstruation, dispersing masses and treating amenorrhea and flooding, and clears blood-heat; recorded in the Bencao for postpartum disorders.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·草部·蔓草类·紫葳·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：妇人产乳余疾，崩中，癥瘕血闭，寒热羸瘦，养胎（《本经》）；产后奔血不定，淋沥，主热风风痫，大小便不利，肠中结实（甄权）；崩中带下（大明）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，微寒，无毒。·Meridians: 肝（厥阴）, 心包（厥阴）

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Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·紫葳（《本经》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·紫葳·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·紫葳·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·紫葳·发明（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·紫葳·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·紫葳·主治（甄权）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·紫葳·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·紫葳·气味（时珍·伤脑）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.