Herb

Lu ying (Chinese elder)

陆英lu ying
1 sourceHerba Sambuci Chinensis

Dispels wind-damp and disinhibits water to relieve impediment pain, leg-qi and swelling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·隰草下·陆英·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：《本经》载主骨间诸痹、四肢拘挛疼酸、膝寒痛、阴痿、短气不足、脚肿；甄权谓能捋风毒、脚气上冲、水气虚肿、风瘙皮肌恶痒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒（甄权谓味苦、辛，有小毒）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·陆英·集解（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·陆英·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·陆英·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·陆英·气味（权·小毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.