Herb

Luo yan cao (Lemmaphyllum)

螺厣草luo yan cao
1 sourceLemmaphyllum microphyllum C.Presl

Recorded, applied topically, for swellings and rashes, and for bleeding and toothache.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十·石草·螺厣草·主治（藏器）

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：藏器谓主痈肿风疹、脚气肿，捣烂傅之、亦煮汤洗肿处；时珍谓治小便出血、吐血衄血、龋齿痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·螺厣草·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·螺厣草·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·螺厣草·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·石草·螺厣草·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.