Herb

Verbena (Ma bian cao)

马鞭草ma bian cao
1 sourceHerba Verbenae

Quickens the blood and disperses masses, resolves toxicity and kills worms, frees menstruation, and is recorded for malaria.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·草部·隰草类下·马鞭草·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：癥癖血瘕，久疟，破血杀虫（陈藏器）；治妇人血气肚胀，月候不匀，通月经（大明）；治金疮，行血活血（震亨）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，微寒，无毒（大明谓辛、凉；甄权谓苦、有毒）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·马鞭草（《别录》下品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·马鞭草·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·马鞭草·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·草部·隰草类下·马鞭草·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·马鞭草·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·马鞭草·主治（震亨）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·马鞭草·气味（权·有毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.