Herb

Lu jiao cai (a brown alga)

鹿角菜lu jiao cai
1 sourceSilvetia siliquosa (Tseng & C.F.Chang) E.A.Serrão et al.

Recorded for draining heat-wind qi, childhood bone-steaming heat-taxation, and dissolving mineral-drug accumulation, softening hardness and clearing heat.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十八·水菜·鹿角菜·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：下热风气，疗小儿骨蒸热劳；服丹石人食之能下石；软坚化痰、清热。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，大寒，滑，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·水菜·鹿角菜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·水菜·鹿角菜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·水菜·鹿角菜·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.