Herb

Yam Bulbil (Ling yu zi)

零余子ling yu zi
1 sourceDioscorea polystachya Turcz.

Recorded for supplementing vacuity, strengthening the loins and legs, and boosting the kidney, spleen and lung, like Chinese yam.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·零余子·主治

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：补虚损，强腰脚，益肾，食之不饥；功同薯蓣、补脾肺肾。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·零余子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·零余子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·零余子·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.