Herb

Luo mo (Metaplexis)

萝摩luo mo
1 sourceMetaplexis japonica (Thunb.) Makino

Recorded for supplementing essence-qi and reinforcing yin, and applied to wounds, swellings, erysipelas and snake or insect toxins.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·萝摩·主治（唐本）

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：《唐本》载主虚劳、补益精气、强阴道，叶煮食功同子；藏器谓捣子傅金疮生肤止血、捣叶傅肿毒、取汁傅丹毒赤肿及蛇虫毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、辛，温，无毒（时珍谓甘、微辛）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·萝摩·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·萝摩·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·萝摩·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·萝摩·主治（唐本）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.