Herb

Ma bin lang (Capparis)

马槟榔ma bin lang
1 sourceCapparis masaikai H.Lév.

Recorded for difficult delivery (chewed at the time), and for clearing heat-toxin and relieving throat swelling and pain.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十一·夷果·马槟榔·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：主产难，临时细嚼数枚井华水送下，须臾立产；清热解毒、治咽喉肿痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·马槟榔·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·马槟榔·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·马槟榔·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.