Herb

Lu huo (wild soybean vine)

鹿藿lu huo
1 sourceRhynchosia volubilis Lour.

Recorded for gu-toxin, women's lumbar and abdominal pain, intestinal abscess and scrofula, clearing heat, resolving toxin and dispersing nodules.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·鹿藿·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：主蛊毒，女子腰腹痛不乐，肠痈、瘰疬、疬疡气；清热解毒、散结消肿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·鹿藿·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·鹿藿·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·鹿藿·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.