Herb
Luan jing
栾荆luan jing
1 sourceSafety notes recorded
Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.
Recorded for severe wind of the head, face and limbs, epilepsy and convulsions, and cold-damp impediment pain. Recorded as toxic.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十六·灌木·栾荆·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：主大风，头面手足诸风、癫痫狂痉、湿痹寒冷疼痛。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛、苦，温，有小毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·栾荆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·栾荆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·栾荆·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·栾荆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.