Herb
Black Nightshade (Long kui)
龙葵long kui
1 sourceHerba Solani Nigri
Clears heat and resolves toxicity, cools and disperses blood and swelling, and counteracts mineral-drug toxins.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·草部·龙葵·主治（《唐本》）
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：《唐本》载龙葵苗食之解劳少睡、去虚热肿；苏颂谓治风、补益男子元气、妇人败血；李时珍谓消热散血、压丹石毒宜食之。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦、微甘，滑，寒，无毒（《唐本》苗）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类·龙葵（《唐本草》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·龙葵·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·龙葵·苗·气味（《唐本》）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·龙葵·主治（《唐本》）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·龙葵·主治（苏颂）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·龙葵·主治（时珍）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·龙葵·苗·气味（《唐本》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.