Herb
Rhaponticum (Lou lu)
漏芦lou lu
1 sourceRadix Rhapontici
Clears heat and resolves toxicity, disperses abscess and promotes lactation, and frees the channels.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·漏卢·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：皮肤热毒，恶疮疽痔，湿痹，下乳汁。久服轻身益气（《本经》）；通小肠，泄精尿血，肠风，风赤眼，小儿壮热（大明）；止血排脓，补血长肉，通经脉（大明）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦、咸，寒，无毒（《别录》大寒；藏器谓有毒；李杲谓无毒）。·Meridians: 足阳明胃
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·漏卢（《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·漏卢·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·漏卢·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·漏卢·气味（李杲）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·漏卢·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·漏卢·主治（大明·通小肠）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·漏卢·主治（大明·排脓）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·漏卢·气味（藏器·有毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.