Herb

Malabar Spinach (Luo kui)

落葵luo kui
1 sourceBasella alba L.

Recorded for smoothing the centre, dispersing heat, disinhibiting the intestines, cooling the blood and resolving toxin, and the seed used as a face cosmetic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·落葵·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：滑中，散热，利大小肠；清热滑肠、凉血解毒，子可作面脂。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，寒，滑，无毒。

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